Incident Procurement
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Welcome to the Next Generation of Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR)!
VIPR Next Gen is now live.
Familiarize yourself with the new system under Vendor Support .
VIPR Next Gen: Vendor Application
VIPR Next Gen Status
As a reminder, all 2025 VIPR agreements remain active under their existing rates and will continue to serve as the primary source for preseason incident ordering until 2026 VIPR agreements are awarded and published. In addition, vendors may submit price adjustments reflecting the difference between the awarded 2025 and 2026 rate, for eligible resource orders placed as of June 15, 2026. Guidance for this process was shared directly with vendors via email on June 12, 2026.
Vendors that submitted new resources for 2026 VIPR agreements can be hired when appropriate and consistent with procurement regulations, incident needs, and dispatch timelines, ahead of open-market Secondary Resource List (SRL) vendors. This approach expands the pool of qualified resources available for incidents, supports vendors that have successfully completed the onboarding process, and helps bridge the gap while the remaining 2026 VIPR awards and associated downstream system integrations are completed.
Status of 2026 VIPR Awards
The U.S. Forest Service is committed to completing the 2026 VIPR agreement award process. Agreements are being completed by VIPR resource category as the remaining administrative and system processing activities are finalized. We appreciate your patience and partnership as we work to complete this process accurately, fairly, and consistently.Vendors may contact the VIPR team at SM.FS.vipr@usda.gov with any questions regarding the status of their 2026 VIPR agreements or the award process.
VIPR Next Gen Vendor Application
Log into VIPR Next GenVendor Incident Payment Information
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Vendor Incident Payment Processing Overview
(posted on 3/1/2024)
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Vendor Incident Payment Information
(posted on 3/1/2024)
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Payment & Contact info for NPS, FWS, & BIA
(posted on 12/19/2023)
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Forest Service Claims Process
(posted on 8/6/2025)
The VIPR application is available for vendors to use when responding to solicitations or modifications for all resources. VIPR is now interconnected with the System for Award Management (SAM), which means vendors who use VIPR MUST have active SAM accounts. Also, VIPR vendors MUST ensure their vendor company name, company DBA, company address and mailing address in VIPR match the information that is in their SAM records.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance Service
- Chainsaw Repair Service
- Chipper
- Clerical Support Unit
- Crew Carrier Bus
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Faller
- Faller Module
- Single Faller
- Fuel Tender
- GIS Unit
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Heavy Equipment
- Dozer
- Excavator
- Tractor Plow
- Transport
- Heavy Equipment Task Force
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Heavy Equipment with Water
- Pumper Cat
- Skidgine
- Softtrack
- Helicopter Operations Support Unit
- Incident Base Unit
- Mechanic with Service Truck
- Heavy Equipment
- Auto/Truck
- Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment
- Feller Buncher
- Mulcher/Masticator – Boom Mounted
- Road Grader
- Skidder
- Strip Mulcher/Masticator
- Mobile Communications Unit
- Mobile Laundry Unit
- Mobile Sleeper Unit
- Portable Toilet
- Potable & Gray Water Trucks/Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Gray Water Truck
- Potable Water Truck
- Refrigerated Trailer
- Vehicle with Driver
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Water Handling
- Engine
- Water Tender (Support)
- Water Tender (Tactical)
- Weed Washing Unit
From the SAM.gov Web site, you can view a PDF version of open solicitations (and amendments) for solicitations with resources that use the vendor application:
However, to submit a quote for these solicitations, you will need to use the vendor application.
In the vendor application, you can view the solicitations and start the quote process by doing either of the following:
- On the Home page, click on Find Solicitations.
- From the main navigation menu, click on Open Solicitations.
As part of the quote process, you are required to complete Reps and Certs in SAM at https://www.sam.gov.
This information will now be captured through the company information in the vendor application. Use the Edit Company Information wizard to complete this information before you submit a quote.