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Fire Equipment Vendors Invited to Information Session
Release Date: Jan 5, 2017
Taos, N.M., January 5, 2017 –The USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region invites vendors interested in providing resources to support wildfires and other emergency incidents to attend video teleconferences (VTCs) in January for more information.
The VTCs are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17 and Jan. 24, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Forest Service offices throughout New Mexico, including the Carson National Forest Supervisor’s Office at 208 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos, N.M.
The Jan. 17 meeting will focus on tents, fuel tenders, and mechanic with service truck resources. The Jan. 24 meeting will focus on heavy equipment resources.
Both meetings will address the following topics:
- How to become a government vendor
- How to locate and respond to solicitations through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system
- How to read and understand contract requirements for specific equipment
In FY 2017, the Southwestern Region is seeking competitive quotations for water handling equipment, which includes engines, support water tenders, and tactical water tenders with trained operators to support wildfires during the course of a three-year agreement.
Interested vendors can obtain copies of the solicitations at https://www.fbo.gov. Type VIPR into the keyword search box and press Search to obtain a list of VIPR solicitations from all over the country. Look for the ones from the Southwestern Region, Region 3. Vendors can also search for Solicitation Numbers: AG-8371-S-17-7000 (Heavy Equipment), AG-8371-S-17-7001 (Tents), AG-8371-S-17-7002 (Mechanic w/Service Truck), AG-8371-S-17-7003 (Fuel Tender).
In addition to the Carson, the Santa Fe National, Cibola, Gila and Lincoln National forests will simultaneously host the VTC meetings in their respective Supervisor’s Offices on the same dates.
For information about VIPR go to: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php or contact Stephanie Archuleta, Region 3 Fire Contracting Officer, at snarchuleta@fs.fed.us.