SAM #12443927Q0015

Superior National Forest minerals project technical support

The USDA Forest Service plans a competitive call order for technical minerals-project support at Superior National Forest. - Buyer: USDA Forest Service, Procurement & Property Services, through USDA-FS, CSA East 1. - Requirement: Evaluate Twin Metals Minnesota’s copper-nickel mine plan of operation and related effects analysis to support environmental review and Forest Service decisions. - Location: Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota. - Contracting approach: Competitive call order under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA, limited to businesses approved under that BPA; the notice says 55 businesses will receive the RFQ. - Notice status: Announcement of intent to award, not a request for responses to this notice. - Identifiers: Call-order notice 12443927Q0015; underlying LMIR BPA solicitation 12363N23Q4023. The notice identifies an SBA set-aside designation but does not specify its category. - Commercial details: No products, quantities, part numbers, or named vendors are specified.

Description

BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis RFQ 12443927Q0015

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), SUBPART 412.201-1, requiring that all calls above $20,000 be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE).  The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for Superior National Forest, Cook, Lake & St Louis Counties, Minnesota – Minerals Project Support. The purpose of this contract is to provide technical support in the evaluation of the Twin Metals Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan of operation (MPO) and related effects analysis required for environmental review and Superior NF decisions.

12363N23Q4023 The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.

This is not a solicitation.  This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.

This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS.  There are currently 55 businesses that will receive this solicitation.  The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA.  Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA.  

This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPA continuously solicited on the GPE at: SAM.gov.  The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice; however, this is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contract Opportunities” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous solicitation sharing that that contractors may join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to POC on Solicitation 12363N23Q4023.

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