Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
Solicitation - 129J6125Q7000 - 0002.pdf | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
Amendment - 129J6125Q7000 - 0002.pdf | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
Solicitation - 129J6125Q7000 - 0001.pdf | Mar 23, 2026 | ||
Amendment - 129J6125Q7000 - 0001.pdf | Mar 23, 2026 | ||
https://apps.fs.usda.gov/vipr/public/FileDownloadServlet?fileId=59303642 | LINK | Mar 20, 2025 | |
https://apps.fs.usda.gov/vipr/public/FileDownloadServlet?fileId=58163983 | LINK | Feb 26, 2025 | |
https://apps.fs.usda.gov/vipr/public/FileDownloadServlet?fileId=57846447 | LINK | Feb 18, 2025 |
VIPR I-BPA for Water Handling for Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region
Contact and place of performance
Craig Ericson
USA
The Government is re opening Solicitation 129J6125Q7000 for an open season Onboarding period. Vendor quote responses are due no later than 05/11/2026 at 14:00 Pacific. Vendors must submit responses through the “VIPR NextGen” application located at https://www.fs.usda.gov/business/incident/vendorapp.php?tab=tab_d The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS), originally issued this requi...
View moreThis amendment applies to a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) issued as a 100% Small Business Set Aside.
The open season Onboarding period will run concurrently with the USFS Contracting Officer’s annual I BPA review—commonly referred to as the “Rollover” modification process. During this period, existing I BPA awardees may revise rates, modify resources, or add new resources, and new Offerors who meet all eligibility requirements may submit quotes for consideration.
All proposed resources must meet the criteria established in the original solicitation. New quote submissions must meet all Acceptability Pass/Fail requirements and will be evaluated using the same evaluation factors as the original solicitation. Any resulting new I BPA awards will be identical in terms and conditions to the original agreements. After the Onboarding and annual review/rollover processes are complete, any newly awarded Contractors or newly accepted resources added to existing agreements will be eligible for dispatch and BPA Calls in accordance with the ordering procedures in the agreements.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has reopened solicitation 129J6125Q7000 for an open season onboarding period to support water handling services for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5). This requirement facilitates local, regional, and national fire suppression and all-hazard incident response through Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs). The procurement is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under the SBA acronym/code and is classified under NAICS 115310 for Support Activities for Forestry and PSC F003 for Natural Resources/Conservation- Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression.
The onboarding process allows existing agreement holders to revise rates or modify resources while permitting new offerors to submit quotes for consideration. All resulting awards will maintain the same terms, conditions, and performance periods as the original agreements, and new submissions must meet the identical acceptability requirements and evaluation factors established in the initial solicitation. Following the completion of this onboarding and the concurrent annual rollover modification process, newly awarded contractors and resources will become eligible for dispatch and BPA calls according to established ordering procedures.
Responses for this solicitation are due by May 11, 2026, at 14:00 Pacific. Submissions must be processed through the VIPR NextGen application. Performance is located across the United States, and the primary point of contact is Craig Ericson. Documentation for this notice includes four attachments consisting of two versions of the solicitation and two corresponding amendments posted between March and April 2026.
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