Solicitation Amendment 3 - 70Z08425QDL950040.docx

Amendment 3 dated 9/24/2025 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 70Z08425QDL950040 Replace Fire Alarm System at Coast Guard Station Crisfield, Md.

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

1. Change the time that quotes are due on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 from 4pm to 9pm Eastern.

2. Add the following three clauses by reference:

3. Provide Coast Guard Fire Protection Configuration Standard Technical Order (attached).

4. Respond to the following 13 inquiries (a – m) with italicized responses:

a. Will the new fire alarm control panel be programmed to an existing central station already in use at the facility or will the contractor be responsible for providing central station monitoring (e.g., communicator, new account setup, and monitoring services)?

Response: The contractor shall provide 3 company names and monthly service fees, including dialer installation costs, for a local central station monitor service in the area.

b. If the existing central station will be used, please let us know the receiver format/number, account assignment process, and any required point list/reporting conventions. If contractor-provided monitoring is expected, kindly confirm the monitoring term under the contract and any applicable USCG standards.

Response: See response to previous inquiry.

c. Will the monitoring of the fire alarm system be handled by the subcontractor, or will monitoring remain under the contracting agency’s oversight?

Response: See response to previous inquiry.

d. Where do the fire alarm device counts come from? Is there a design somewhere?

Response: Contractor is responsible for field verifying and providing the fire alarm/mass notification system in accordance with SILC-CSTO-36-11 55 13 25-03, Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities (attached with Amendment 3). This document refers to UFC 3-600-01, Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities, UFC 4-021-01 Design and O&M: Mass Notification, and the latest edition of NFPA 72.

e. 6 horn strobes is not even close to enough to be code compliant for these bldgs.

Response: Provide notification appliances in accordance with the references listed in response to the previous inquiry.

f. Should we put low frequency sounders in sleeping rooms? (required in latest codes).

Response: Yes, and provide notification appliances in accordance with the references listed in the response to (d) above.

g. 30 smoke detectors are shown. Where are they going?

Response: Provide initiating devices in accordance with the references listed in the response to (d) above.

h. What edition of the fire alarm code does the USCG use?

Response: Provide complete fire alarm/mass notification system in accordance with the references listed in the response to (d) above.

i. Does new cabling need to be in conduit?

Response: Yes.

j. Is the pathway (conduit) between bldgs still viable?

Response: Contactor to field verify.

k. Assume there is room for more cable?

Response: Contactor to field verify.

l. What’s the plan if the cable pathway between bldgs. can’t be reused?

Response: Contractor has the option to provide a new pathway or a separate fire alarm system with dialer for each building.

m. Is this system to be monitored to dispatch local FD when it’s activated? Will land lines be used or can a cellular dialer be used?

Response: Yes. The contractor to provide names and monthly service fees, including dialer installation costs, for 3 local central station monitoring service companies with either land lines or cellular dialers for selection by the USCG.

NO ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS OR EXTENSIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

End of Amendment 3.