Attachment 5 - No Reply Form, FM27-13, Fire Extinguisher.pdf

This is a No Reply Form for a fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance solicitation (IFB FM27-13) issued by Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, a Maryland state agency. The solicitation seeks a qualified contractor to provide inspection, testing, maintenance, and emergency repair services for 135 fire extinguishers across 33 buildings at the museum's 10515 Mackall Road facility in Saint Leonard, Maryland. The inventory includes 69 five-pound ABC-rated, 45 ten-pound ABC-rated, 17 twenty-pound ABC-rated, 3 two-and-one-half-gallon water extinguishers, and one 21-pound chemical shed suppression system. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., with bids due by 3:00 p.m. on October 5, 2026. The contract term is five years, commencing November 1, 2026, and concluding October 31, 2031. All bids must remain valid for 120 days from the submission deadline.

The No Reply Form allows invited bidders to decline participation without penalty by selecting applicable reasons such as lack of interest, insufficient time, scheduling conflicts, inability to be competitive, scope concerns, or inability to meet requirements. Firms declining to bid are requested to submit this form to identify why they are not participating, assisting the agency in future solicitation efforts. Completion and return of this form is not mandatory but is encouraged to provide feedback to the agency contacts: Dimitrios Papadakis (Maintenance Director), Eric Frere (Assistant Director), and Derek Mathieson (Maintenance Chief). The form includes checkboxes for standardized non-response reasons and space for additional explanations.