BLM Nevada News
ELY DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 2009-33
FOR RELEASE:  Tuesday, April 7, 2009
CONTACT: Chris Hanefeld, (775) 289-1842; chris_hanefeld@nv.blm.gov

BLM Seeks Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) may need to rent additional equipment for fire suppression and support activities during the upcoming wildland fire season.  To help locate such equipment quickly during a fire emergency, the BLM Ely District Office is soliciting Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements for a variety of equipment.  These agreements are accepted by other federal and state agencies with similar emergency fire needs.

BLM could need to rent fuel tenders, dozers and transports, sedans, pickups, stake side trucks, road graders and excavators. All equipment will be subject to a safety inspection before actual use, and all contractors and operators will receive a comprehensive safety briefing before equipment is used in an actual fire line situation.

For the 2009 fire season, the BLM is no longer soliciting preseason agreements for canopies and tents, mechanic service trucks, mobile clerical trailers, non-tactical water tenders and refrigeration trailers. Solicitations for three-year agreements to provide those categories of equipment have been issued by the Forest Service and Department of the Interior.  In 2009, gray water trucks, potable water trucks, portable toilets and hand-washing stations will also be subject to solicitations for three-year agreements.

Individuals or companies interested in renting to the BLM on a call-when-needed basis and subject to equipment availability should contact Ron Kezar at the BLM Ely District Office, HC33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301, or call (775) 289-1924.  Vendors wanting more information about three-year agreements can learn more at www.fbo.gov.

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