Oregon Department of Forestry Interagency Firefighting Crew Agreement (IFCA) 2020-2021 Agreement Period Protection Contract Services Unit Oregon Department of Forestry
IFCA A Backgrou ground ODF has been administering the IFCA in cooperation with other PNWCG member agencies since 2003, in an effort to coordinate and provide the most efficient and cost effective deployment of wildland fire fighting resources to the Pacific Northwest region and across the nation. The Protection Services Contract Unit (PCSU) provides the specification development, solicitation/procurement and administration functions of the IFCA. Our staff participates in collaboration with user agencies and region 6 partners in the development of agreement concepts, language and administration direction. The PCSU also provides IFCA compliance monitoring, investigations and enforcement of agreement specifications. The PCSU is funded primarily by user agencies and provides annual billings for reimbursement of unit costs. Our mission is to provide sustained support for IFCA resources, strengthen contractor relations, strengthen government partnerships and alignment, increase overall engagement, collaboration and communication, and employ business improvements based of effectiveness evaluation.
Agen ency cy Partner tnerships ships • ODF’s Region 6 Agency partners: USFS, BLM, BIA, USFW, NPS, WDNR • Active Forest Protective Associations in Oregon • Oregon/Washington Fire Chiefs Associations • PNWCG Contracting Committee: representatives from partnering agencies • National / State / Local agencies outside of R6
Staff Bea Noyes, Contract Unit Coordinator 503.945.7479 - IFCA Administration Lead - Compliance Concerns - IFCA/ICPI Training - Incident Contact - Claims Resolution - IFCA/Government Liaison Bob Arnsmeier, Contract Officer 503.945.7422 - IFCA Administration Assistance - Compliance Concerns - Incident Contact - Fire Finance Issues/Unit Reimbursement - Statistics & PCSU Web Page Support Misty Easter, Compliance Specialist 503.945.7283 - WCFT Notifications/Monitoring - Contractor Training Records - Non Compliance Issues - Investigations - PCSU/SCC Liaison
2017 7 IFCA Awar ard d Agreement Awarded June 2017: 60 - Companies 235 - Total Crews 102 - Designated Dispatch Locations (DDL) • The 3rd Extension is effective from May 01, 2020 thru April 30, 2021. • A cost increase of 2.17% has been applied for all crews and STLs for this extension period and is reflected on the new Award Summary sheets. • New solicitations are not eligible under the current agreement. • ODF intends to solicit for a new IFCA in 2021. Visit our webpage regularly for information regarding the solitication.
2020-21 Extension and Amendment 6 Amendment #6 is being implemented concurrently with the 2020-2021 IFCA Extension. Amendment items include: • Updates to Term and Extension Section 5.5 regarding DDL dispatch protocols per D 1.0 and D 4.0. • Updates to Exhibit C , Section C 4.3.2 clarifying procedures regarding government acceptance of a crew consisting of less than 20 persons. • Updates to Exhibit D , Section D 3.4 clarifying criteria for crews to be statused as available. • Updates to Exhibit D , Sections D 6.2.1 & D 6.2.2 clarifying crew composition requirements. • Updates Exhibit G, Section G 2 updating Commercial General Liability insurance annual aggregate amount to $2,000,000 to align with current state and federal contract standards. • Replaces Exhibit I Wildland Firefighter Training Resources with link to current resources. • Replaces Exhibit U Wage Determination Revision 46 with Revision 49 . • Removes references to facsimile, faxing and fax numbers throughout the IFCA. • Replaces all references to ROSS procedures with references to IROC procedures.
2019 19 Fir ire e Season ason Statis tistics tics Number of Crews Deployed: 128 Number of Incidents Crews were deployed on: 78 Number of Preparedness Assignments: 16 Number of Deployments (includes reassignments) 319 1-14 day assignments 301 Extended assignments 18 2379 Total Number of Crew Days: TOTAL COST: $31,087,820 (2379 X 46.67 (avg) X 20 (P) X 14 (hrs) (avg) During the region’s fire season, crews were deployed to incidents managed by the following agencies: USFS, BLM, BIA, ODF, WDNR, AK State, CalFire States of OR, WA, AK, CA, NV, ID, AZ
IFCA Crew Days by State - 2019 AK, AZ, NV, 200, 8% WA, 206, 9% OR, 1052, 44% CA, 921, 39%
IFCA Crew Days by Agency – 2019 700 604 600 538 516 500 400 337 300 200 137 87 64 56 100 38 0
Incidents BY State - 2019 AK 5% WA 14% OR 40% NV 19% CA 22%
Incidents by Agency - 2019 35 29 30 25 20 16 13 15 10 5 5 4 3 3 5 0
IFCA Crew Days 2009 - 2019 12000 10934 9649 10000 8026 8000 5545 6000 4717 4549 3601 4000 2379 1583 2000 1293 695 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
100 150 200 250 300 350 400 50 0 1-10 11-20 2019 Crew Days by BV (in groups of 10) 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 101-110 111-120 121-130 131-140 141-150 151-160 161-170 171-180 181-190 191-200 201-210 211-220 221-230 231-235
IFCA A - Record cord Insp spectio ections ns 2019 Records Inspections for Position Advancement • FFT2 to FFT1 197 • FFT1 to CRWB 23 • CRWB to STCR 0 • Total ADVANCEMENTS 220
IFCA A – 2019 19 WCFT Stats ts 9689 Work Capacity Fitness Tests Conducted in Six States: OR, WA, CA, MT, ID, NC
IFCA A – 2019 19 LSA A Stats ts Language Skills Assessments Providers: • Clackamas Community College • Rogue Community College • Treasure Valley Community College • Wenatchee Valley Community College 334 Total Assessments Provided: 92% passing rate
Recap ecap & 20 2020 20 Updates ates • The 3rd Extension of the 2017 IFCA is effective from 5/01/2020 – 4/30/2021. A blanket cost increase of 2.17% has been applied to all crews and STLs. Updated Award Summaries are posted on our website. • ODF has incorporated Amendment 6 for cleanup/clarification of IFCA language. Updated copy of the IFCA with Amendment 6 is posted. • Contractor Designated Dispatch Location compliance checks have begun and will be conducted through May/June; Record Inspections are being scheduled individually to maintain social distancing. • 2020 Company Manifests are due July 15. All crew standards must be met according to contractor’s original proposal or official change by mutual agreement. • The PCSU, with assistance from its agency partners, is performing systematic monitoring of DDL crew assembly and departure upon deployment to incidents. All contractors should be aware of and ready for these inspections by remaining compliant with IFCA D 1.0 and D 4.7 at all times.
OD ODF Prote otecti ction on Contract ntract Services ices Unit it (P (PCSU) SU) Unit Email: PCSU@oregon.gov ODF IFCA Website: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Contract.aspx Please visit the WEBSITE regularly for News and Updates
Thank ank You u Fir irefight efighter ers! Milepost 97 Fire – Canyonville OR – August 2019
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