12 -- Emergency Rental Agreement Notice

This notices is being posted for potential offerors interested in signing up emergency equipment/services for fire and other incidents. The Forest Service and Department of Interior intend to issue solicitations for the following equipment/services in 2008, to obtain resources for preseason incident agreements (EERAs). Solicitations will be issued for timber fallers, tent/canopy, service truck/mechanics, GIS units, mobile laundry, refrigerated truck/trailer, and office/clerical support modules. Rather than the agencies setting the price, this method requires vendors to compete by providing a price, as well as personnel and equipment information for consideration. In order to receive an EERA for these categories of equipment/services, vendors must respond to the solicitations when they are issued. Only one award nationally will be made for any piece of equipment r service within a category. The EERAs that are issued will be for a period of three years. There WILL NOT be another opportunity to sign up these types of equipment/services until the end of that three year period. Standard specifications will be included in the solicitations to increase consistency. The solicitations will only be available online and will not be mailed out hardcopy. It is expected that solicitations will be issued on a geographic basis throughout the winter/fall months. They will be available for free download at www.fedbizopps.gov. To be considered for award, vendors must maintain a current registration in the Central Contractor's Registration System (http://www.ccr.gov). This registration must be updated annually. For additional information for your the Region Two Area, contact Dell McCann at 303-275-5164. If you are interested in signing up any other type of equipment under an EERA for the Arapaho Roosevelt and Pawnee National Grassland geographic area, contact Christina Schofield at 970-295-6635 for the required EERA package. Ms. Schofield will send you a copy of the EERA package to complete and return to her for processing.