VIPR I-BPA for Tent for Region 4 - Intermountain Region

The United States Forest Service, Intermountain Regional Office (Region 4), issued this pre-solicitation notice under solicitation number 1284M818Q7005 for a Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA). The requirement covers the rental of tents to support Great Basin incident management teams, with pricing for these units including specific attributes such as insulated walls and ceilings. While generators are not included in the primary tent pricing, vendors may submit pricing for them as optional items that do not impact placement on the Dispatch Priority List.

This procurement is classified under NAICS code 532289 for All Other Consumer Goods Rental and PSC code F. It is designated as an SBA set-aside. Vendors are required to provide electrical connections to bridge the gap between the tent and the government-supplied power source at the incident site. Additionally, the government requires pre-season inspections involving the submission of photos showing unit identifiers and company names by the first week of May.

The response deadline for this opportunity is March 16, 2018, at 4:00 PM MDT. Points of contact for the solicitation are Tonya Campbell and Cathy Baird. There are no attachments associated with this notice, which was originally published on January 24, 2018, and updated on March 6, 2018.