1. Interagency Firefighting Crew Agreement (IFCA)
Presentation for the 2017 NWSA Conference
Doug Grafe – Chief of Fire Protection

2. IFCA Crews on Fires
Green Bars indicate the number of Crew Days on incidents from
- In 2002, the highest number of Crew Days was recorded at 11,475 days.
- The lowest number of Crew Days occurred in 2010, with 695 days recorded.
Crew Days were recorded in 2016.
- Overall Crew Days average from is calculated at just over 4700 Crew Days.
Black Bars specify the number of corresponding incident dispatches for each year shown.

3. 2016 IFCA Crew Use by Agency
In 2016, IFCA Crew were deployed to 15 state and federal agencies in the following percentages:
USFS – Region 6 (Oregon/Washington) - 55%
ODF – 10%
BLM – 5.5%
WDNR – 4.5%
NPS, BIA, FWS combined – 2.6%
Out of Region States including: CA, ID, MT, SC, TN, UT, and WY – 22%

4. IFCA Crew Use by Agency - 2007-2016
10 year average number of Crew Days by Agency for are calculated at:
USFS
ODF - 840
BIA - 440
WDNR – 255
BLM – 230

5. IFCA Crew Use by State - 2007-2016
10 year average percentage of Crew Days by State for are calculated at:
Oregon – 58%
Washington – 17%
California – 14%
Other – 11%

6. Interagency Firefighting Crew Agreement
Akawana Fire June Central Oregon District

7. 2017 Solicitation for Proposals
ODF intends to release the Solicitation for a new IFCA on the Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) ( in the month of February 2017.
Best Value assessment will be conducted to evaluate technical capabilities, past performance, safety and training programs, and pricing submittals.
Best Value ranking will result from award of points by government evaluators based on the assessment.

8. 2017 Extension
The 2013 IFCA has been extended for current contractors effective December 01, 2016, through November 30, 2017, unless superceded earlier by the new 2017 IFCA, once it is awarded.
No Amendments were issued for this extension.
All agreements received a 1.7% rate increase based on USDOL Consumer Price Index adjustment.

9. Provides administration services for the IFCA for all
User Agencies
Staff:
Cindy Beck, Contract Unit Coordinator
Bea Noyes, Contract Officer 
   ,
Bob Arnsmeier, Compliance Specialist    ,
      
  Unit
ODF Protection Contract Services Unit (PCSU)

10. ODF Protection Contract Services Unit (PCSU)
Unit
ODF IFCA Website:
Please visit the WEBSITE regularly for News, Updates and 2017 IFCA Solicitation Information.

11. Questions?