This federal contract award is for the delivery of various fire protection components and related services to the Military Sealift Command (MSC), a defense agency. The prime contractor is The Hiller Companies LLC, doing business as Hiller Investments, a for-profit organization that specializes in fire protection products and services for government agencies.
The contract has a ceiling value of $35,979.06 and is a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order under the MSFSC Fire Fighting Systems 2012-2017 indefinite-delivery contract, which facilitates the provision of fire protection solutions to the MSC. The award includes the supply of T-AKE ships Consilium COSAL (Consolidated Shipboard Allowance List) shortage call points, manual NS-adapter-IS interface bases, manual call resistors, smoke detectors, and heat detectors. This contract is set aside for small businesses.
The Hiller Companies has a history of delivering critical fire safety equipment and services to support the missions of various defense and civilian agencies, particularly in the maritime domain. The company holds two significant indefinite-delivery contracts with the MSC and U.S. Coast Guard, valued at $7.1 million and $1.9 million respectively, for the provision of self-contained breathing apparatus services and fire/smoke alarm systems for specialized vessels.