Wildfire & Emergency Support Vendors for USFS

FOREST SERVICE ANNOUNCES MEETING FOR VENDORS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING WILDFIRES & OTHER EMERGENCY INCIDENTS

Silver City, NM; January 6, 2012--The USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, announces a meeting for vendors interested in providing resources to support wildfires and other emergency incidents on January 26, 2012, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The meeting is scheduled via video teleconferencing (VTC) at multiple locations throughout New Mexico and Arizona.

In southwest New Mexico, the VTC is scheduled at the Gila National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 3005 E. Camino del Bosque, Silver City. To find the location of other VTC locations, call the Supervisor’s Office at 575.388.8201. Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Learn about the registration required to become a government vendor, how to find and respond to a solicitation through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, and how to read and understand contract requirements for specific equipment.  The following resource types will be obtained by competitive solicitation for Fiscal Year 2012:

•           Mobile laundry units

•           Potable and gray water trucks/Trailer-mounted handwashing units

•           Portable toilets/Wheelchair accessible portable toilets/Portable handwash units

•           Fuel tenders

•           Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus (formerly Crash Rescue Trucks)

•           Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment (feller bunchers/masticators/road graders/skidders)

Although not an inclusive list, some other common types of equipment used to support  emergency incidents include: 

•           All terrain vehicles (ATVs) and Utility Vehicles (UTVs)

•           Chainsaw repair kits

•           Chippers

•           Coach bus

•           Computers and Printers

•           Copiers

•           Heavy Equipment (dozers/excavators/transports)

•           Mechanic with Service Truck

•           Mobile Sleeper Units

•           Vehicle rentals (passenger vehicles and trucks without operators)

•           Vehicle with Driver (usually owned by individuals or small business and used to haul supplies)

•           Water Handling Equipment (support & tactical water tenders and engines)

Interested vendors can also obtain information about VIPR on the Internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php.  Current solicitation notices are published on the Internet at https://www.fbo.gov.  Enter VIPR into the search box.                      - End -