Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Sourced Award
USDA-FS, Incident Procurement Logistics · MT
USDA-FS, Incident Procurement Logistics in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Sourced Award”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
Sole-source supply of dual electric hose rollers for wildland firefighting, for the patent-holding manufacturer only
The USDA Forest Service intends to award a firm fixed-price, base plus four option year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Altinex, Inc. for 'The Rookie' RS-13021 Dual Electric Hose Roller and associated parts, used in prescribed burning and wildfire incidents. The estimated need is 220 units to replace gasoline-powered hose rollers and increase inventory for the National Interagency Support Cache. The design is protected by a pending patent and shared intellectual property under a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement.
Who can win it
- Must be Altinex, Inc. or an authorized provider of the proprietary RS-13021 hose roller
- Must be a registered small business under NAICS 332913 with size standard of 1000
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Contract period
- Base plus four option years
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026
- Reference
- 1202SC26Q2717
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