Flagging/Pilot Car Services

With this Amendment the Due Date has been changed from May 23rd to May 26th This has been the only changed Scope of Contract/Contract Period This is a Request for Quotes for Flagging/Pilot Car services in support of prescribed burning efforts on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests. The Oregon Department of Transportation requires the U.S. Forest Service to post warning signs and/or provide flaggers/pilot cars whenever smoke can be seen from highways or obstructs motorist's visibility when driving on Oregon State Highways. The work is generally intermittent and of short duration. We are contracting for three (3) levels of service, with both a 2-hour and 12-hour response time, and an overtime rate for each of these items, plus Electronic Reader (Message) Boards for a total of 21 bid items. Hourly rates will include all costs for each stand-alone job, which entails flagging services required to secure a given site; flagging/signs at each end of the site and all support therein. There may be multiple sites along the same highway, and these will be viewed as separate jobs. The contract will be a single vendor award. The contract will commence on or approximately June 01, 2017 and extend through June 1, 2022. Location This contract will be for the entire Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland. Flagging locations may include, but are not limited to, Highway 20, Highway 26, Highway 97, Highway 58, or any other roads on or adjacent to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland. Contractor Obligations The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, transportation, labor, operating supplies, supervision, fuel, and maintenance for equipment necessary to perform the work described. The Contractor shall maintain all signs and equipment utilized on site for the duration of the job, and will promptly remove signs and equipment from the highway when no longer required. Work shall be performed as directed by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer, in a verbal work order which will be verified in writing. The Contractor shall provide only Flaggers who are certified and possess an Oregon State Flagger Card or one from a state that is a party to the interstate reciprocity agreement of the State of Oregon. *** PLEASE NOTE YOUR BUSINESS SIZE***