# VIPR I-BPA for Vehicle with Driver for Region 4 ONLY Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1202sb23q7020 - Solicitation number: 1202SB23Q7020 - Notice type: Solicitation - Status: Closed. Deadline was February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Agriculture - Agency: Forest Service - Contracting office: Usda-Fs PPS Incident Procurement (1202SB) - NAICS: 485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation - Product or service code: F003 Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - First posted: January 18, 2024 - Last posted: January 27, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/27d224b03aec455fae402a387515bb07/view ## Description Re-open Solicitation. Vendor responses to the solicitation are due 02/25/2025 17:00 MST. Please access the 'Open Solicitations' tab in the VIPR Vendor application (https://apps.fs.usda.gov/vipr/vendor/) to start your response. The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), has a requirement for the East Zone Vehicle with Driver for Region 4 ONLY - for use during Local, Regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents and was originally solicited under solicitation number 1202SB23Q7020. This amendment is to re-open this solicitation to conduct an open season Onboarding in accordance with Exhibit H - Special Contract Requirements of the original solicitation. **IMPORTANT NOTE:** Onboarding is not a new procurement and operates differently than a new solicitation. Onboarding is a result of the provisions established in the original solicitation and is issued as a solicitation amendment to the original solicitation. The terms and conditions of the original solicitation require that 'The award decision under the open season solicitation is based upon the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original solicitation.' Additionally, the terms and conditions of the original solicitation require that, 'The terms and conditions of any resulting new IBPA awards are identical to the original awards and solicitation, to include period of performance.' Accordingly, while the Government will entertain suggestions and Industry input regarding the Onboarding amendment, the Government anticipates very little change to result from this input, especially as it regards any potential changes to the evaluation factors or resulting terms and conditions. This amendment for Onboarding is against a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA) solicitation issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The open season Onboarding period will coincide with the USFS Contracting Officer (CO) IBPA Annual Review process, traditionally referred to as a 'Rollover' Modification process for existing IBPA awardees. Existing IBPA awardees will have the same opportunity to revise, modify rates, and add resources the same as potential new contractors do. All proposed resources are subject to the original solicitation criteria. New Offerors that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the original solicitation may submit a quote response through the VIPR system during open season. Award decisions from an open season solicitation response are based upon the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original solicitation. New quote responses must meet all Acceptability Pass/Fail Criteria of the original solicitation. The terms and conditions of any resulting new IBPA awards are identical to the original awards and solicitation, to include period of performance. Immediately after Onboarding and at the conclusion of the CO annual review/rollover modification period, any additional Contractors or accepted new resources to existing agreements are eligible to receive dispatches/BPA Calls with the same ordering procedures as listed within the agreements. ## Publications - January 18, 2024: Solicitation, due March 4, 2024. Notice 58889eef7ebc4fe6b17c062ad5fe32ec. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/58889eef7ebc4fe6b17c062ad5fe32ec/view - January 27, 2025: Solicitation, due February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 27d224b03aec455fae402a387515bb07. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/27d224b03aec455fae402a387515bb07/view ## Points of contact - Taylor Jones, taylor.jones@usda.gov, 3039280298 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1202sb23q7020.