B08_Solicitation_-_SOW_AKR_Structural_Fire_Repairs_2-5-26.pdf

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Contract No. TBD, Structural Fire System Repairs at Eleven National Parks in Alaska

March 5, 2026

I. BACKGROUND

The purpose of this contract is to maintain structural fire protection systems and related components in facilities located throughout the Alaska Region of the National Park Service in a state of readiness such that if called on in the event of an emergency, there is a high level of confidence that these systems will perform their intended function. Fire Protection Systems, as used throughout this document, refers to either mechanical or electrical systems utilized for the suppression of structural fires and the notification of fires and emergencies to building occupants and firefighting personnel.

The basis of all work defined herein is taken from the most current versions of the National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA) 25, entitled Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water

Based Fire Protection Systems; NFPA 72, entitled National Fire Alarm and Signal Code; UFC-3-

601-02, entitled Operation and Maintenance: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Fire

Protection Systems; UFC-4-021-01, entitled Design and O&M: Mass Notification Systems; and

NPS RM-58. If there is any deviation between these specifications and the current version of the

International Building Code, the more stringent shall govern.

II. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, lodging and management necessary to make repairs to existing structural fire suppression, fire alarm systems and all their components at nine (9) national parks across the

Alaska Region.

Fire suppression systems and fire alarm and notification systems vary in type and size depending on the intended service and the location of the system. There are typically multiple systems located within a single building. This contract will make fire systems repairs at multiple facilities as per Table 1 below and Attachment 1_AKRO 2026 Fire

System Repair Options.

A. REPAIR SERVICES REQUIRED:

1. Contractor shall field verify all new and existing dimensions affecting the work of this contract. Any discrepancies between construction specifications and field conditions shall be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer before work is to be performed. Any work that is performed without notifying the Contracting

Officer will be done at the Contractor's own expense.

Table 1:

Park Alpha

Code Towns / Areas

Bering Land Bridge National

Preserve BELA Nome, Alaska

Denali National Park & Preserve DENA Denali Front Country, C Camp, Headquarters and Talkeetna, Alaska

Gates of the Arctic National Park &

Preserve GAAR Marion Creek and Bettles, Alaska

Glacier Bay National Park &

Preserve GLBA Gustavus and Bartlett Cove, Alaska

Katmai National Park & Preserve KATM King Salmon and Brooks Camp, Alaska

Klondike Gold Rush National

Historic Park, Alaska KLGO Skagway, Alaska

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve LACL Port Alsworth, Alaska

Western Arctic National Parklands WEAR Kotzebue, Alaska

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park &

Preserve

WRST

Copper Center, Glennallen, and

Kennecott, Alaska

2. The Contractor shall use only new parts or parts which have been refurbished to

“like new” condition which enable the part to function or operate at a level equal to or better than the specification of the original equipment. The invoice shall indicate if a “like new” part has been installed or used in the repair of the equipment.

3. Utilities:

a. The contractor shall consider ALL electrical, mechanical, plumbing, security or any other interferences that may impede their work to be part of their work under this SOS. The contractor shall remove, disable, relocate etc. all interferences as needed ensuring all items are returned to full function as they were intended to at the conclusion of the contract. All items that need to be terminated for any reason are the responsibility of the contractor.

b. Anytime any utilities (water, heat, AC, gas etc.) will need to be shut down for any period during the life of the contract, the contractor shall provide 48 hours advance notice to the Lead Government Representative (LGR)/Park

Representative.

c. No system will be left out of service at the end of a workday or over a weekend without written permission from the LGR.

4. Work Hours: The Contractor should plan to work within each park’s work hours, typically 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday. Requests to work outside these hours may be grated on a rare case by case basis with prior approval from the park at least one week in advance. Work on Federal Holidays is not allowed.

5. Work Schedule: After contract award, the Contractor shall coordinate the repair schedule with the LGR and park representatives as designated by the LGR.

a. The LGR may or may not choose to set up a brief virtual meeting with the

Contractor and park staff approximately one week prior to the Contractor’s repair visit at each park.

6. Coordination of Repair Work: Work where multiple subcontractors will be performing inspections and or repairs at a single park, the Contractor will make every effort possible to schedule their visits to coincide to limit the impact to park resources, and disruption to park operations.

7. If during the course of work a new deficiency is identified that relates to imminent concern for life and safety, the deficiency shall be reported immediately to the

Contracting Officer, LGR and Park Facility Manger or their representative.

Depending on the deficiency the Contracting Officer or their representative will provide further guidance.

8. For sites that report to an alarm monitoring service, the contractor is responsible for notifying the monitoring agency prior to beginning work and for restoring the system to normal status once work is complete.

9. Government Transportation: The Government will provide only the following transportation:

KATM – Ground transportation at Brooks Camp shall be provided by the government. Transportation from King Salmon to Brooks Camp and back to

King Salmon shall be at the contractor’s expense and should be included in the bid.

10. Government Lodging: There is no Government Lodging available.

11. Correspondence including technical issues (where technical issues relate to compliance with the requirements herein), invoices, (that which proposes or otherwise involves waivers, deviations or modifications to the requirements, terms, or conditions of this SOS) will be addressed to both the Contracting Officer and the

LGR.

12. Any damages to Park property resulting from the Contractor’s performance of the contract shall be repaired to the Park’s satisfaction at the Contractor’s expense. All repairs must be approved by the LGR prior to being initiated.

13. Parts and equipment removed from service shall be legally disposed of by the

Contractor outside of the park boundaries.

14. Completion of all work performed under the contract shall be subject to final acceptance by the LGR. The Contractor shall promptly correct all work rejected by the LGR as faulty, defective, incomplete or failing to conform to the Contract. The

Contractor shall bear all costs of correcting such rejected work.

III. PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

All workmanship shall meet the standards specified herein and shall be accomplished in conformance with approved and accepted standards of the industry; equipment manufacturers;

all applicable Federal, State, and Local standards; and all applicable building and safety codes, including the National Fire Protection Association, National Electrical Code, International

Plumbing Code, International Building Code, etc.

A. Qualifications: Fire Suppression and Alarm System technicians performing work under this contract must hold a current Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies

(NICET) Level II certification. Additionally, the craftsman must have at least three years of experience in fire system repair, maintenance, installation, and related activities of buildings and equipment comparable to the buildings and equipment covered by this contract. All tasks requiring work within a fire alarm panel program shall be performed by a technician certified by the manufacturer of the corresponding panel.

B. Experience: Contractor shall have continuously performed inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of fire alarm systems, their components and appurtenances for the past five years.

C. Alarm Systems at DENA and GLBA: Repairs of the alarm systems at DENA and

GLBA must be performed by a factory trained technician with the ability to reprogram

EST Edwards based technology alarm systems.

IV. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The work of this task order shall be provided from approximately date of contract award through July 15th of 2027.

V. DEFINITION OF BID ITEMS

A. BASE BID: All repairs listed as BASE BID in column A of Attachment 1_AKRO 2026

Fire System Repair Options -Fixed Lump Sum Price separated out by Park as listed on

Table 1.

VI. DELIVERY PAYMENT

A. See solicitation and award content

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