140P1323Q0126_Questions_and_Responses_White_Sands_NP_-_Fire_and_Security_Alarm_System__0003.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 140P1323Q0126
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This document contains questions and responses related to solicitation number 140P1323Q0126 to install an alarm system at White Sands National Park. The questions and answers provide additional details on requirements such as acceptable warranty periods for equipment of up to one year, allowing five business days as the maximum time for fire alarm installation, conducting a one-time annual inspection as part of this contract, requiring fire alarm system design by a fire protection engineer or NICET Level III technician and drawings/cut sheets to be submitted for approval. The final inspection and approval will be conducted by the regional fire code official for the National Park Service rather than the New Mexico State Fire Marshal's Office. The security system can be a combination of hardwired and wireless and at a minimum would require a list of installed equipment and locations.
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Question # Question if NPS Response
What is the required warranty period?
All equipment should have the manufacture warranty or up to one year which ever lasts the longest.
What is the required warranty period? What is the acceptable down time of the existing fire alarm system during installation?
If possible would prefer that the fire alarm installation is completed in 1 business day. 5 Business days would be the maximum time allowed.
Regarding the annual test and inspection of full system that is listed on the SOW, is this a one-time annual inspection?
For this contract it would be one time. Service and annual inspection would be separate.
What is the requirement for fire submittals? Such as, fire alarm blueprints designed by NICET Level III or higher and PE (professional engineer).
The fire alarm system shall be designed by a fire protection engineer (FPE) or NICET Level III (or higher) Technician in fire alarm systems. The design shall meet the requirements of the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code and 2109 edition of NFPA 72. Drawings and battery calculations as well as manufacturer's cut sheets shall be submitted to the IMR fire code official for review and approval prior to installation.
Is this going to require final inspection by the NM SFMO, if not, what entity will be approving ESA’s record of completion?
The final inspection and approval is not conducted by the NM State Fire Marshals Office, but rather by the regional fire code official for the National Park Service.
Can the security system be hardwired or wireless or a combination of both. It can be a combination of both.
What submittals will be required to the security system, e.g., blueprints, line diagrams.
At minimum we would need to have a list of equipment and the location the equipment was installed.
Q&A RFQ #140P1323Q0126
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