# Answering Service

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240bg25q0020

- Solicitation number: 1240BG25Q0020
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to TP Communications Inc. for $95,465.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Rocky MTN Research Station (1282FT)
- NAICS: 561421 Telephone Answering Services
- Product or service code: R426 Communications Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Fort Collins, Colorado
- County: Larimer County (FIPS 08069). https://abierto.us/counties/larimer-county-co-08069
- City: Fort Collins. https://abierto.us/cities/fort-collins-co-0827425
- First posted: May 15, 2025
- Last posted: June 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/68703aff988e4b888ed0fd34495e7df6/view

## Description

Monthly answering service for approximately 60-100 field employees working in the field in remote locations throughout the intermountain west. The answering service will be responsible for daily after business hours check-in/check-out, weekends, and holidays to maintain the safety of our field crew.

The answering service will be required to have access to the FS check-in and out site CIAO and are required to report any open trips that have not been closed by a field crew member or administration to said field crew members’ supervisor to make sure they are accounted for and safe. The Contract will be a base year with 4 optional years for a total of 5 years. Questions will be accepted through May 22, 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: TP Communications Inc. (UEI VB7NWPLF6MA9)
- Contract: 1240BG25P0019, purchase order
- Obligated: $35,509.31
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 10 offers received
- Link: award number 1240BG25P0019 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1240BG25P0019_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 15, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 406a7e16c4354eb4bb2e460e4e288e27. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/406a7e16c4354eb4bb2e460e4e288e27/view
- May 20, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice c7ad5c352d4d4ca09934247b673f3101. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c7ad5c352d4d4ca09934247b673f3101/view
- June 25, 2025: Award notice. Notice 68703aff988e4b888ed0fd34495e7df6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/68703aff988e4b888ed0fd34495e7df6/view

## Points of contact

- William G. Ristoff, william.g.ristoff@usda.gov, 7206897152

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