F -- National Type2-IA Firefighting Crews

The USDA Forest Service, Incident Support Branch at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, is soliciting the services of up to thirty-seven (37) Type 2-IA (initial attack qualified) 20-person firefighting crews for use in wildland fire suppression and all risk incidents. Other optional work includes severity/preparedness assignments and project work related to fuels management. Prospective contractors will be required to supply fully trained, qualified, and equipped firefighters as per contract requirements. The resultant multiple award, fixed price, indefinite delivery contracts will be effective for a base period and, at the option of the Government, for two (2) additional optional periods. The base contract period is a one (1) year period effective from date of award. The Government, at its option, may extend the base period contracts for a one-year period, not to exceed two (2) one-year periods. Mandatory Availability Periods (MAPs) are established for each crew at each location within the various host units in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and North Carolina. The scheduled MAPs are approximately 8 to 14 weeks in duration, depending on location, during which time the contract crew, in order to receive an assignment, is required to be physically located within a defined radius in miles from the host unit coordination center. Vendors are hereby advised that hard-copy notices, solicitations, or mailing lists are not issued or maintained by the National Interagency Fire Center. Therefore, it is imperative that prospective Offerors monitor the FedBizOpps website periodically in order to view and download the solicitation, any subsequent amendments, and to participate timely. The solicitation or Request for Proposals (RFP) has not been issued for this requirement at this time, and this notice is NOT a Request for Proposals. The anticipated issue date for the publication of the RFP in FedBizOpps is within forty (40) days of the issuance of this notice. Offerors shall have thirty (30) days to submit an offer from the date of publication of the RFP. All responsible Offerors may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Forest Service. A pre-proposal conference for interested vendors will be held in Boise, Idaho, within fifteen (15) days after the RFP has been issued. The date, time, and specific location of the pre-proposal conference will be announced in the RFP. Numbered Note 1. The proposed contract is set aside 100% for small business concerns. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 115310--Forest Fire Suppression/Fuels Management Services. The Small Business Size standard is $16.5 million.