Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) Coordination and Maintenance Services
ID: 1202SA24Q9500Type: Presolicitation
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AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFFOREST SERVICEINCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCHBoise, ID, 837055354, USA

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MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES (J016)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

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https://sam.gov/opp/f3e2ebb93d684d01ac77e4182fe89f4c/view
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    Presolicitation AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST SERVICE is seeking Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) Coordination and Maintenance Services in Boise, ID, USA. The service is typically used for inspection, maintenance, repair, inventory management, engineering support, training, and coordination activities to ensure operational readiness for eight (8) Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, second generation (MAFFS II), and associated ground equipment during the wildland fire season and throughout the year. The anticipated response date is 31 March 2024 at 1400 MT. The set aside code is Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). The NAICS code is 488190 – Other Support Activates for Air Transportation. The small business size standard is $40 Million. The Forest Service intends to issue a request for quotes (RFQ) on or around 1 March 2024. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed priced (FFP), indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a twelve (12)-month base period and four (4), twelve (12)-month option periods. Interested parties shall submit quotes through e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Gwen Boyle, at Gwendolynn.Boyle@usda.gov. Contractors must be registered and active in the SAM.gov database prior to contract award. All invoices for this procurement shall be submitted through the Department of Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP). For further information, please contact Gwen Boyle at Gwendolynn.Boyle@usda.gov.

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