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Vendor Support
From key announcements to user documentation to training tools, several resources are available to help you use the VIPR Vendor Solution.
Announcements
ATTENTION Vendors with any of the following resources:
- Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus
- All Terrain Vehicle
- Chainsaw Repair Service
- Communications Trailer
- Chipper
- Clerical Support Unit
- Coach Bus
- Copier
- Crew Carrier Bus
- Faller
- Faller Module
- Single Faller
- Fuel Tender
- GIS Unit
- Heavy Equipment
- Dozer
- Excavator
- Tractor Plow
- Transport
- Helicopter Operations Support Trailer
- Mechanic with Service Truck
- 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 Truck/Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Gray Water Truck
- Potable Water Truck
- Rental Vehicle
- Rental Passenger Vehicle
- Rental Truck
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Tent
- Vehicle with Driver
Please view the Vendor Application page for important information about using the application and to log into the application.
Vendor Application Now Available for Solicitations and Modifications
Some vendors who submit offers to USFS I-BPA solicitations posted to FBO will use the VIPR vendor application.
The VIPR vendor application is an interactive, Web-based application designed to provide vendors with a user friendly, intuitive vendor solution when using VIPR. The vendor application uses wizard technology to provide step-by-step instructions to assist vendors in adding their resources into VIPR, finding solicitations that match their resources, submitting quotes on solicitations and amendments, and updating their company and resource information.
The vendor application is available now for those vendors responding to solicitations or modifications for:
- Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus
- All Terrain Vehicle
- Chainsaw Repair Service
- Chipper
- Clerical Support Unit
- Coach Bus
- Communications Trailer
- Copier
- Crew Carrier Bus
- Faller
- Faller Module
- Single Faller
- Fuel Tender
- GIS Unit
- Heavy Equipment
- Dozer
- Excavator
- Tractor Plow
- Transport
- Helicopter Operations Support Trailer
- Mechanic with Serice Truck
- 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 Truck/Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Handwashing Station (Trailer Mounted)
- Gray Water Truck
- Potable Water Truck
- Rental Vehicle
- Rental Passenger Vehicle
- Rental Truck
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Tent
- Vehicle with Driver
Also, vendors will use the vendor application if they are responding to modifications to 2011 agreements for:
eAuthentication Level 2 Accounts All vendors wishing to obtain a preseason incident agreement (either new or existing) with the Forest Service must use the new Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) application. Using VIPR will require that vendors obtain a Level 2 eAuthentication Account.
Read more about VIPR Level 2 eAuth requirements.
If you have entered into a preseason incident agreement with the Forest Service in the past, you should have received a letter in fall 2008 from your local Contracting Officer about the new security requirements including eAuthentication. A Level 2 Instructions Guide is provided here for your reference.
News about VIPR! The Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system was successfully introduced to production in January of 2009. Forest Service regions use VIPR to issue solicitations and award agreements for resources secured under preseason agreements. For information on the types of resources and the schedule the Forest Service follows to solicit, check out the National solicitation plan.
User Documentation
Getting Help
If you have questions about the VIPR Vendor Solution…
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eAuthentication Level 2 Account Instructions
Provides instructions for obtaining a Level 2 eAuth account, which Vendors will need when working with the VIPR Vendor Solution.
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Formatta Filler software for PCs (free)
Provides a link to the required software for completing the online forms within the Forest Service solicitation packages used in the VIPR Vendor Solution. You must install the Formatta Filler 7.0 PC version of this software (the Mac version of Filler does not work with the VIPR Vendor Solution). For assistance installing Formatta Filler, view the the Formatta Filler Installation
Instructions(posted on 8-2-2010).(For non-vendor application users.)
IMPORTANT: The Forest Service PFF solicitation packages that are posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) can only be viewed, completed, and submitted using the free Formatta Filler software. The PDF solicitation packages posted to FBO are used with the vendor application and can be viewed with Adobe Reader; however, vendors must use the vendor application to respond to the solicitations.
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VIPR Vendor Solution User Guide(posted on 1-26-2012)
Provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for responding to solicitations, acknowledging amendments, receiving awarded agreements, and responding to agreement modifications.(For non-vendor application users.)
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VIPR Vendor Solution Quick Reference Guide(posted on 1-26-2012)
Provides high-level instructions for responding to solicitations, acknowledging amendments, receiving awarded agreements, and responding to any agreement modifications. (This is a scaled-down version of the VIPR Vendor Solution User Guide.) (For non-vendor application users.)
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Instructions for Responding to a Modified Agreement(posted on 05-29-09)
Provides a quick sheet of instructions for responding to a modified agreement. For more detailed instructions, view the VIPR Vendor Solution User Guide. (For non-vendor application users.)
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VIPR Vendor Application . Provides information and instructions specific to the vendor application.
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Selecting a Dispatch Center
Provides instructions for selecting a Dispatch Center (DC), which is needed when responding to solicitations.
Training Tools
Contact your regional Contracting Officer to learn about local information sessions or training events.
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