Wildfire Mark III pump parts

The Superior National Forest intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Wildfire Environmental USA Inc. Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (MIFC) has a requirement for Fire Pump Parts for Wildfire Mark III fire pumps. The fire pump parts are critical to the safety of our wildland fire employees and meeting their responsibilities to protect life and property. The anticipated value of the order is less than $30,000. Authority for this single source procurement is FAR 13.106(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Wildfire is the sole manufacturer of these parts and holds patent rights for these specific items. For the above-stated reasons, the circumstances permitting other than full and open competition as cited in 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1), and FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" are relevant to this procurement. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the equipment listed may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed order based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. All responses shall be e-mailed to Paul Nephew at [email protected] no later than November 14, 2012 at 4:00pm.