Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) Coordination and Maintenance Services

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (2nd Generation) (MAFFS II)

Sustainability, Maintenance, and Coordination Services Delivery:

04/30/2026 Period of Performance: 05/01/2025 to 04/30/2030 The Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Washington Office, has a requirement to provide professional mechanic services .

Work includes (but is not limited to) inspection, maintenance, repair, inventory management, engineering support, training, and coordination activities to ensure operational readiness for eight (8) Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, second generation (MAFFS II), and associated ground equipment during the wildland fire season and throughout the year.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, parts, transportation, supplies, equipment, travel, supervision, management (unless otherwise specified), operational sustainment, maintenance, training, and coordination activities for the MAFFS II program in support of national wildland fire suppression efforts when primary air resources are exhausted. The MAFFS II program shall respond 100% of the time, if activated, with everything necessary to perform the work in accordance with the solicitation.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Parts 12 and 13. Quotes shall be due on or before the date stated on the SF-1449. The Forest Service is issuing the RFQ as a total small business set-aside. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed priced (FFP), indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Anticipated periods of performance are a twelve (12)-month base period and four (4), twelve (12)-month option periods to be exercised at the Forest Service’s discretion.

The anticipated period of performance start date, for the base year, is 1 May 2025 through 30 April 2026. The Forest Service will consider all responsible contractors who submit a timely quote that conforms to the upcoming solicitation. Interested parties shall submit quotes through e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Rita "KAY" Brundage, at Rita.brundage@usda.gov.

Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered and active in the SAM.gov database prior to award of a contract. SAM.gov is a Federal Government owned and operated website which is FREE of charge and is located at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ All invoices for this procurement shall be submitted through the Department of Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP). IPP is a Federal Government owned and operated website which is FREE of charge and is located at www.IPP.gov.

Interested contractors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for solicitation release and any subsequent postings. For further information about the requirement, please contact Kay Brundage at rita.brundage@usda.gov.