36C24226Q0339 0001_1.docx

This is an amendment to a combined synopsis/solicitation and questions and answers document for fire protection systems inspection, testing, and maintenance services at the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System's Lyons Campus. The solicitation (36C24226Q0339) is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial services under the Streamlined Procedures for Commercial Products and Services (FAR 12.202), with a NAICS code of 238220 (fire sprinkler and suppression system installation) and PSC H142. The solicitation is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBCs), with a small business size standard of $19.0 million.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2 at James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York seeks quarterly, semi-annual, and annual services including inspections, testing, and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers (349 annually), fire hydrants (40 annually), fire pumps (2 flow tests annually), sprinkler backflow preventers (10 inspections annually), and fire sprinkler systems. Additional services include recycling and replacement of 50 extinguishers annually and quarterly main drain testing at all backflow preventer locations. The base performance period runs from April 13, 2026 through April 12, 2027, with a response deadline of March 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The facility currently operates Edwards EST3 fire alarm systems with a planned conversion to EST4 in 2026-2027. No site visits are available for pre-bid assessment. Point of contact is Contract Specialist Yasmin Moses at Yasmin.Moses@va.gov. The performance location is 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, New Jersey 07939.