Water Handling for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS), is seeking vendors to provide water handling services for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9. The services will support local, regional, and national fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed fire project work. Vendors must submit quotes through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Next Gen System. The quotes will be evaluated based on operational acceptability, price reasonableness, and past performance dependability risk. The contract will be a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) with a 100% Small Business Set Aside. * Key services required: water handling, fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, prescribed fire project work * Key equipment required: engines, water tenders, foam proportioner systems * Key skills required: ability to operate and maintain equipment, knowledge of fire suppression and emergency response procedures