RFI Responses (3).xlsx
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- FA489725R0008
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The file is an RFI (Request for Information) Responses document for a Fire Alarm System Replacement project at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The project involves replacing the antiquated fire alarm system in Building 2320 (Sagebrush Inn) with a new addressable fire alarm system, with a total performance period of 407 calendar days. Key project details include a design phase limited to 212 days and a construction phase of 180 days, with the remaining time for demobilization and close-out.
The RFI responses clarify numerous technical specifications, including design submission requirements (now confirmed as 65%, 95%, and 100%/IFC), construction phasing (6 phases, with whole floors being emptied), and specific technical requirements. Notable clarifications include: no security badges required, flexible conduit permitted, no sprinklers present, magnetic lock doors will need fire alarm system connection, and patch/paint work must be completed within 14 days of floor work completion. The construction start date is no earlier than June 1, 2026, and the project will minimally disrupt the occupied Airmen's daily mission. The solicitation is managed by the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command.
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| RFI | Gov't Response: | |
| 1 | Please confirm the badging requirement for site personnel. | No security badges are required, but base passes will be provided through standard channels for the duration of the project. |
| 2 | Design submission requirement in these two sections conflict. (1) Section 2.0/4.0 SOW states: 35%, 65%, 95%, 100%/IFC. (2) Section 5.3 SOW states: 65%, 95%, 100%/IFC. Please clarify the design submission requirement. | No 35% is to be done, SOW corrected. |
| 3 | Please confirm that a mini split will not be required for this proposal. | |
| The requirement for a split A/C system has been removed from the SOW as of December 2025. | ||
| 4 | Please confirm that we can phase the project per floor and what are the conditions that need be met prior to moving to another phase. | Completing the oroject per floor is going to be the requested standard and the rooms must be left in the same condition as they were found prior to construction |
| 5 | Can we re-use the ceiling tiles in the hallways if removed and protected? Damaged ceiling tiles will be replaced in kind. | The ceiling tiles may be reused |
| 6 | Will this project require to follow Engineer and Construction Bulletin 2018-17? | The aspect of the text signs is not required per prior approval, but the clear strobes are mandatory. |
| 7 | Are text signs required as part of the MNS system and if so should they be scrolling LED | No, they are not required/desired. |
| 8 | Will non-sprinkled buildings required full coverage smoke and/or heat detectors | Follow FPE recommendations |
| 9 | Will heat/ smoke detectors be required in any attic space. | Follow FPE recommendations |
| 10 | Are there any raised floors in any building that will require smoke detectors under | No raised floors |
| 11 | Are there any existing range hoods that will need to be connected to the fire alarm system. If yes and range hoods are noncompatible to connect to fire alarm system, should contractor plan to replace? | No range hoods |
| 12 | Will a complete Life Safety Analysis be required per UFC 3-600-01? | No |
| 13 | Is this project considered a “Major Renovation” per UFC 3-600-01? | No |
| 14 | Will existing fire alarm be required to stay functioning during construction or can it be demo-ed initially. | The existing will need to stay up until new system is commissioned |
| 15 | Since buildings will remain occupied, does the government have a specific phasing plan the contractor must adhere to? | No |
| 16 | Are there any magnetic lock doors or door holders in any building that will need to be connected to the fire alarm system? | Yes |
| 17 | Please provide any available as-built drawings | No further drawings are available. |
| 18 | Are building CAD plans available | No, they are not. |
| 19 | Please confirm the building does not have Fire Sprinklers. | It does not. |
| 20 | Please confirm the type of elevator lift system is installed (Hydraulic/Electric) | No elevator |
| 21 | Confirm AES Radio install is by others. If so, please confirm the AES Radio will be installed before completion of the FA Upgrade. | It will be a separate contract and installed |
| 22 | Confirm T-grid Ceiling tile can be re-installed after demo of existing system is complete, at end of project? | Yes |
| 23 | Confirm construction material between floors (concrete/wood)? | It is assumed that it's concrete, but we are not 100% positive due to a lack of as-builts. |
| 24 | To allow offerors sufficient time to incorporate clarifications from the Q&A period and ensure a thorough, compliant response aligned with your requirements, we respectfully request a two-week extension to the proposal submission deadline, beginning from the receipt of RFI responses. | An extension will be provided to the 28th at 1200MST |
| 25 | Amendment released on 12/19/2025, SF 30 Block #2 should read Amendment #3, not Amendment #2. Will a corrected SF30 for the amendment released on 12/19/2025 be released for completion and submittal by offerors? | Only two amendments so far were official SF30 amendments (a third will be forthcoming). We apologize for the miscommunication on our part. The first "amendment" was uploading the initial RFI responses and did not require an SF30 amendment to the solicitation. |
| 26 | Are alternate raceway or flexible conduit be permitted where EMT is not capable to be installed. | Flexable conduit can be used |
| 27 | SOW states that gymsum board be returned to normal conditions within 14 days, it would be cost efficient to have patching and drywall work be done towards the end of each floor prior to moving on to another floor, that way they can perform their work continuously in less days. Which would mean that the floor would be returned to normal after the fire alarm system is complete. | -The 14-day requirement has been clarified to “Patch and paint work must be completed for a floor to be considered complete, and must be completed within 14 days of all other work on that floor.” (This was discussed and accepted due to cost savings from not having someone on site at all times to do patch/paint work) |
| 28 | Is the intent to upgrade the system in phases on each floor, by splitting the floors in two which would make a total 6 install/upgrade phases? | Yes 6 phases but the whole floor will be empty so they can be installing on one side and repairing in the other side |
| 29 | Will a updated copy of the second site walk roster be provided? | Uploaded with this amendment |
| 30 | Will the testing of the system be able to be done in a single evolution? | Yes after the contractor has done all pretesting |
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