USDA Forest Service

• Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus
• All Terrain Vehicle
• Chainsaw Repair Service
• Chipper
• Clerical Support Unit (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
• Coach Bus
• Communications Trailer
• Copier
• Crew Carrier Bus (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
• Faller (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
  • Faller Module
  • Single Faller
• Fuel Tender
• Generic*
• GIS Unit (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
• Heavy Equipment (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
  • Dozer
  • Excavator
  • Tractor Plow
  • Transport
• Helicopter Operations Support Trailer
• Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment
  • Feller Buncher
  • Masticator (Boom Mounted)
  • Masticator (Track Mounted)
  • Road Grader
  • Skidder
• Mobile Laundry Unit
• Mobile Sleeper Unit
• Portable Toilet
• Potable & Gray Water Trucks/Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
  • Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
  • Gray Water Truck
  • Potable Water Truck
• Rental Vehicle
  • Rental Passenger Vehicle
  • Rental Truck
• Tent (Converted from Formatta in January 2012)
  • Tent
  • Tent - Canopy
• Vehicle with Driver

*Generic resources are used for various local equipment and services not listed on the National Solicitation Plan for I-BPAs, but may be identified on the Method of Hire (MOH) chart located in the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook (IIBMH).

Click on the Log in button at the right and you will use your eAuthentication username and password to access the Vendor application.

If you have not already registered in the vendor application, VIPR will automatically start the Registration wizard to walk you through the simple, two-step process. Once you are registered, you can use the Home page to determine what you wish to do next… enter your company information, enter your resource information, and/or view open solicitations. You MUST enter your company information and your resource information BEFORE you can submit a quote on an open solicitation.

In the footer of the Vendor application, you can use the "Online Help" for assistance.

From the FedBizOpps (FBO) Web site, you can view a PDF version of open solicitations (and amendments) for solicitations with resources that use the vendor application:

However, to submit a quote for these solicitations, you will need to use the vendor application.

In the vendor application, you can view the solicitations and start the quote process by doing either of the following:

• On the Home page, click on Find Solicitations.
• From the main navigation menu, click on Open Solicitations.

In the vendor application, in the Manage Your Resources wizard, enter your resource information once with its attributes exactly as they are for that resource. VIPR will use the attributes you entered to determine the Resource Category type(s) that your resource qualifies for based on the national solicitation specifications. What your resource qualifies for is listed in the Finished step of the wizard, as well as in the Resource Information.PDF and the Resource Details icon, which are both accessible from the My Resources table. NOTE: Generic resources will qualify for all generic solicitations.

When you are submitting a quote, if your resource qualifies for more than one type, you will be asked to provide a rate and select the Dispatch Center for each type that you are offering under that solicitation.

IMPORTANT: Entering resources in the vendor application is different from the Formatta process in that in the vendor application:

• You only complete ONE resource form for your resource even if it qualifies for more than one type within the same resource group. You should NOT complete a new form and/or use a different VIN/Unique ID for the same resource to make it qualify for more than one type within the same resource group.
• Once you complete the Manage Your Resources wizard, your resource will appear in a single row in the My Resources table. If your resource qualifies as more than one type within a Resource Group, your resource will be listed in the table under that Resource Group and will not broken out into multiple rows for each type.
• You no longer provide the rates and Dispatch Center information on the resource form. When you submit a quote for a solicitation, you will enter rates and select the Dispatch Center for each type that your resource qualifies for within the resource group for the solicitation and that you are offering under that solicitation.
• From the My Resources table under the Action column, click on any of the icons to view details about your resource:
  • View the Resource Information (PDF icon)
  • View Resource Details (the information or “i” icon)
  • Edit this Resource (edit icon)

For more information about the differences between the vendor application and Formatta, view the VIPR Vendor Application Fact Sheet In the footer of the Vendor application, you can use the "Online Help" for assistance.

In the FAR 52.212-3 document, read E.1 ( Instructions to Offerors) and E.2 (Evaluation information) and then complete E.3 ( Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items).

If you have already completed E.3 in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov, you do not need to do anything else regarding this document.

If you have not used ORCA, you will need to provide this document as part of your quote on a solicitation. Do the following:

1. Open the Reps & Certs document and save it to your local drive.
2. Edit and save your changes to the document.
3. E-mail, fax, or mail the document to the CO associated with the solicitation. Be sure to include your vendor name and the solicitation number in your correspondence.

NOTE: You will need to send a Reps & Certs document for each solicitation you submit an offer on; however, if you resubmit an offer, you will not need to resubmit the Reps & Certs document.

In the vendor application, click on the My Agreements tab to view your agreements and/or to respond to any modified agreements. In the footer of the vendor application, you can click on the "Online Help" link to find more detailed instructions.