VIPR I-BPA for Chipper for East Zone (Regions 1, 2, and 4)

Re-open Solicitation. Vendor responses to the solicitation are due 03/01/2025 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 Chippers East Zone R1, R2, & R4 for use during Local, Regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents and was originally solicited under solicitation number 1202SB24Q7107. 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. .... Read More

Clarification on the MSPA worker's self-certification within the VIPR Quote Wizard for the 2024 Chipper advertisement. While within the quote wizard of the VIPR Vendor Application, quoters will be asked to annotate YES, NO, PENDING if they will be employing H2B employees, MSPA workers, and if your company is a registered FLC with DOL. If a quoter annotates YES or PENDING, the VIPR Quote Wizard will require upload of the H2B or FLC certificate or proof of application. The FS realizes the MSPA worker and FLC question are requesting the same certificate or application verification to be uploaded and is redundant. Please upload the certificate or documentation twice in order to proceed successfully with your quote. This duplication will be corrected for future advertisements. .... Read More

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), Equipment and Services Branch East Zone (Regions 1, 2, and 4) anticipate soliciting quotes (RFQ) for ?Chippers for use during local, regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Section D.2 within the solicitation will contain equipment & personnel requirement details. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, managed/supervised/trained/certified personnel necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used in the protection of lands, to include but not be limited to, severity, fire suppression, all-hazard incidents. Optional awarded Agreement use by .... Read More