Fallers for West Zone Regions 5 and 6

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS) is seeking quotes for Fallers and Faller Modules to support local, regional, and national fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed fire project work in Regions 5 and 6. The Blanket Purchase Agreements resulting from this Request for Quote (RFQ) may be used by multiple State and Federal wildland fire agencies. The quotes should include proposed rates for labor, equipment, operating supplies, materials, State and Federal taxes, insurance coverage, transportation costs, overhead, and profit. The evaluation factors will include operational acceptability of equipment/resource offered, price reasonableness, and past performance dependability risk. • The RFQ is set aside for small business concerns. • The quotes should be submitted through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Next Gen System. • The quotes should include all required technical evaluation pictures and documents. • The quotes will be evaluated based on the information provided, and a PASS/FAIL decision will be made. • The award will be made to responsible quoters whose quotes conform to the solicitation and are advantageous to the Government.