The project is located at the Ely Tanker Base in Ely Minnesota, Kawishiwi Ranger District (St Louis County, MN) on the Superior National Forest.

The contractor(s) shall provide all expertise, labor, supervision, services, equipment, tools, supplies, and permits (when and if required), transportation, and incidentals necessary to furnish and install a complete 5000 gallon fire retardant tank.

Price range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Award is contingent upon availability of funds.

The solicitation and related documents will ONLY be available for download at http://fbo.gov/ on or about April 23, 2014. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out. Interested vendors should register to receive notifications through this site.

In order to receive award under this RFP the successful offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and have completed the online representations and certifications (www.orca.gov) data base. NAICS: 332420, the size standard is 500 employees. This project is being solicited as a 100% set aside for Small Business. All work is to comply with local, Federal and State codes and is subject to Department of Labor wage rates. Solicitation Number AG-63A9-S-14-0021

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Forest Service.

This is a synopsis, the full solicitation documents including specifications will be issued on or about April 23, 2014. Deadline for proposals will be May 22, 2014. Questions concerning the solicitation must be in writing and sent via email to Paul Nephew, Contracting Officer, [email protected].