Water Handling for Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is reopening solicitation 129J6125Q7000 for an open‑season onboarding period to add water‑handling resources (Water Tender Types 1‑3) to its Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I‑BPA). The agreement will support local, regional, and nationwide fire‑suppression, all‑hazard, and Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) projects. Each order will be limited to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and no guarantee of task orders is provided. The solicitation is a 100 % small‑business set‑aside and will use the same evaluation factors and contract terms as the original award; only one award per resource type will be made nationally. Offerors must submit a technical quote by 05 Nov 2026 14:00 PT through the VIPR NextGen portal, including a minimum of eight photographs (VIN/vehicle data plate and full front, back, left, and right views) to verify resource existence, VIN/serial number, and compliance with the equipment requirements in Section D.2. Proposed rates must encompass labor, equipment, supplies, taxes, workers’ compensation, insurance, transportation, overhead, profit, and any other costs needed to meet the specified standards, and remain valid for 130 calendar days. All required documentation must be uploaded within the VIPR system; incomplete or non‑conforming submissions will be ineligible for award or placement on the DPL.

Notice ID

d40b32304f5f4740ba1807ad40b4b0ac

Solicitation Number

129J6125Q7000

NAICS Code

115310

Classification Code

F003