Transcript National Contracting Updates CURRENT STAFF Susan Prentiss – Branch Chief Melinda Draper – Contracting Officer Frank Gomez – Contracting Officer Mark Hostetler – Contracting.

National Contracting Updates
CURRENT STAFF
Susan Prentiss – Branch Chief
Melinda Draper – Contracting Officer
Frank Gomez – Contracting Officer
Mark Hostetler – Contracting Officer
Colleen Hightower – Contracting Officer
Vacant – CO
Cindy Knickerbocker – Sup. Procurement Asst.
Elna Black – Procurement Assistant
Chris Kirk – Procurement Assistant
Jon Turner – Procurement Assistant
National Contract Programs
 Mobile
Food Services
 Mobile Shower Services
 Fixed-Wing Airtanker Services
 Ex-Use Type 1 & 2 Helicopter Services
 Call-When-Needed Type 1 & 2 Helicopter
Services
 Large Air Transport Services for Personnel
& Cargo
 Smokejumper Aircraft Services
 Wildland Fire Handcrew Services
National Contract Programs (cont.)
 Stuctural
Health Monitoring & Operational
Service Life for Tanker Program
 Aircraft Maintenance for FS Owned
Aircraft
 Aircraft Engines for FS Owned Aircraft
 Fire Retardant
 Infrared Fire Detection
 Commissary Services
 NIFC Base Janitorial Services
 Misc. contracts
2005 National Contract Expenditures
(As of 9/30/05)
Ex-Use Type I Helicopters
$ 37.6 M
Airtankers
26.0 M
Mobile Food Services
23.2 M
CWN Helicopters (Type 1)
21.8 M
Regional Ex-Use Helicopters (Type 2)
13.9 M
National Crews
13.0 M
CWN Helicopters (Type 2)
8.4 M
2005 National Contract Expenditures
(As of 9/30/05)
Retardant
$ 8.4 M
National Ex-Use Helicopters (Type 2)
5.8 M
Mobile Shower Services
3.2 M
AFFS Prototype
2.3 M
Smokejumper Aircraft
1.7 M
Aircraft Maintenance
.5 M
NIFC Janitorial
.2 M
National Commissary
$54,443.85
COMMISSARY CONTRACTS
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Last year for these contracts, unless substantial
usage occurs in 2006.
5 Contractors currently under contract with a
total of 24 Units available throughout the
western United States.
MAP for all contractors 4/15 to 10/20.
Some contractors may be willing to forgo the
mobilization/demoblization costs, mileage cost
and daily availability just to be able to get a
dispatch.
CO – Colleen Hightower 208.387.1246
Airtankers
 16
airtankers available for 2006.
 Neptune Aviation – 7 P 2 V’s.
 Minden Air – 2 P 2 V’s.
 Aero Union – 7 P3’s.
 Additional Models being considered for the
future.
HELICOPTERS
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Will continue to aggressively utilize Ex-Use vs.
CWN. A helicopter coordinator will be positioned
at NIFC to assist in managing these resources.
 Call When Needed
 Approximately 255 helicopters available for
2006.
 CWN Standards in place for over a year.
st option period.
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 Exclusive Use
 15 Type I Helitankers; 33 Type I
 28 Type II
SMOKEJUMPER AIRCRAFT
 Awarded
2 new contracts.
Base Year with 4 Options.
 Bighorn – Redding, W. Yellowstone &
N.Cascades.
 Leading Edge - Grangeville
NATIONAL T2 CREW
CONTRACTS
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Office of General Counsel is reviewing the
solicitation.
 Expect to issue first part of May.
 Soliciting for a total of 37 crews
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18 Oregon
4 Washington
7 Montana
5 Idaho
1 Utah
2 North Carolina
National Mobile Shower Facilities
Option Year 2.
2 Options Periods remain.
Specs & Unit Summaries available at
www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting.
26 units available.
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5 of these are ADA equipped.
National Mobile Food Services
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We are going into Option Year 1 of the contracts.
All contractors that had a contract with us last
year will be renewed.
Specs & Unit Summaries available at
www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting.
20 units currently available.
In the process of making awards at Kanab,UT;
Bakersfield, CA & Goldendale, WA.
COR QUALIFICATIONS
 Must
meet or exceed DR 5000-1
requirements.
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Reference FSH 6309.32.
Minimum 24 initial hours of procurement
training.
16 hours maintenance training every 2 yrs.
Training must be FAI compliant.
Send me your certificates of completion.
QUESTIONS?