11/27/2023 0 Comments Cal fire hired equipment![]() Well, if you take a Calfire 1 operator rate & add 65% to it per VIPR you will end up approx $450 less than a Calfire 2 operator rate. Furthermore, the VIPR language states that the 2 operator rate (24hr) shall be 65% greater than the 1 operator rate(16hr) The FS defines these as 1 operator 16hr, & 2 operator as 24hr. Calfire has a 1 operator rate that they define as 12hr and a 2 operator rate that they define as 24hr. Seems over half of the venders in R5 didn’t adjust and have been removed from the lists. The email stated “The FS will not pay more than rates currently paid by Calfire” or something to that effect. The email had approximately 3 Pages of justification for the transportation rate reduction and about 2 sentences for the dozers. The R5 CO sent out a letter on June 25th telling the dozer & transport vendors that they needed to “rebid” their transportation & dozer rates. ‘Nuf Said before I add more paragraphs substantiating my lead-in sentences to this paragraph. Its grossly laden with bureaucratic burdens that certainly could be simplified. My experience in VIPR leads me to believe it is exponentially more complex than it really needs to be. (This is condensed from the page 3 information.) COs will select vendors on need and best value, with mention of fair and reasonable rates within current CalFire rates. 3) FS has a list that includes vendors who responded to the cancelled solicitation, who could be called when needed. 2) Incident Only EERAs will fill the needs of this equipment type on incidents this year. Bullet points note 1) “No agreements will be awarded for this equipment type this year. makes notice to ‘Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment’, which I don’t know if that encompasses Dozers. I don’t know if there is a web site to access this newsletter. ![]() I did receive the ‘R5 Incident Procurement Newsletter’, Summer 2019. I am in VIPR, but in a different vendor category.
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