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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. DMS-24/25-265 issued by the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) for water-based fire protection system testing, inspections, maintenance, and repair services across Regions 3 and 4. The Q&A addresses three specific inquiries from potential bidders, including a request for the current age of building sites listed in Attachment C, clarification on locations for weekly and monthly fire pump tests and inspections, and confirmation of acceptable emergency service response times. The document provides a detailed table listing the year built for facilities in counties including Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Broward, Miami-Dade, Lee, Monroe, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie.

The tables reveal building ages ranging from 1978 to 2017, with most facilities constructed between 1979 and 2002. The Q&A indicates that specific location details for fire pump tests will only be made available to the awarded vendor, and that response times for emergency services may be adjusted based on the distance from the vendor's local support office. This approach suggests flexibility in service delivery while maintaining specific performance expectations. The document is part of a broader procurement effort to secure comprehensive fire protection system services across multiple Florida regions, with an emphasis on compliance with NFPA 25 - 2020 standards for system testing and maintenance.

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DMS-24/25-265, Q & A

Water Based Fire Protection System Testing, Inspections, Maintenance and Repair Services

INVITATION TO BID NO. DMS-24/25-265

WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM TESTING, INSPECTIONS, MAINTENANCE AND

REPAIR SERVICES

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Note: All written questions are reproduced in the same format as submitted by the Respondent.

NO. QUESTION ANSWER

1.

Attachment A Statement of Work-Page#2 Can you provide the current age of the building sites listed within Attachment C - Facility List as age of the building is referenced in NFPA 25 - 2020 for 10 year sprinkler head laboratory testing.

Please see the tables below.

2.

Attachment A - Statement Of Work-Page#4

- Can the list of locations where departmental personnel will perform weekly and monthly test and inspections (Fire Pumps) be provided before the ITB close date?

Information will be made available to the awarded vendor. Please see Attachment A

– Statement of Work, Section 1.5.

3.

Attachment A - Statement Of Work-Page#11

- Some locations are greater than one (1) hour away from our local support office location. Would 2-4 hour response on site be acceptable for Emergency Service Response Time?

See Addendum No. 2, Item 1.

Age of Buildings for Region 3 & 4

REGION 3

County Facility Address Year Built

Hillsborough FDLE Tampa 4211 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605 1991

Hillsborough Trammell (1 - Fire Pump) 1313 Tampa Street, Tampa, FL 33602 1979

Orange FDLE Orlando 400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 1990

Orange Hurston Garage (1 - Fire Pump - diesel)

400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 1990

Orange Hurston North Tower (1 - Fire Pump)

400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 1990

Orange Hurston South Tower 400 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 1990

Pinellas Grizzle (1 - Fire Pump) 11351 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL 33778 1991

Polk Peterson (1 - Fire Pump -diesel) and Garages

200 North Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801

1985 (Peterson), 1987 (Garage)

REGION 4

County Facility Address Age

Broward North Broward Regional Service Center

1400 West Commercial Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 1995

Dade FDLE Miami (Main Building, Warehouse and Garage)

1030 Northwest 111th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172 2002

Dade Opa-Locka Regional Service Center, Building 100

100 Opa Locka Boulevard, Opa Locka, FL 33054 2000

Dade Opa-Locka Regional Service Center, Building 200

100 Opa Locka Boulevard, Opa Locka, FL 33054 2000

Dade Rohde North Tower (1 - Fire Pump)

401 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33128 1978

Dade Rohde North Tower Garage (1 - Fire Pump)

401 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33128 1978

Dade Rohde South Tower (1 - Fire Pump)

401 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33128 1978

Dade Rohde South Tower Garage (1 - Fire Pump)

401 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33128 1978

Lee Ft. Myers (1 - Fire Pump) 2295 Victoria Avenue, Ft. Myers, FL 33901 1992

Monroe Monroe Regional Service Center

2796 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 1993

Palm Beach Dimick 111 South Sapodilla, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 1979

Palm Beach Dimick Parking Garage 111 South Sapodilla, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 2017

St. Lucie Benton 337 North 4th Street, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950 1995

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