460-20-003 | Replace Campus Fire Alarm System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, seeks construction services to replace and upgrade the campus fire alarm system at the Wilmington, Delaware VA Medical Center, with proposals now due June 3, 2026 (extended from May 27). The procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to SDVOSB-certified firms.

Place of performance spans multiple buildings across the Wilmington VAMC campus (Buildings 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, and 17–20). The system must be fully addressable and networked, compliant with NFPA 72 and NFPA 70, with alarm response time not exceeding five seconds between initiation and display at the main control unit in Building 1. System architecture requires Style 7 signaling line circuits between buildings with isolation, Style C initiating device circuits, Style 4 circuits within buildings, and Style Y notification appliance circuits. The contractor must integrate with an existing ONYX workstation for campus-wide control and provide emergency voice communication systems with digitized voice messages for Buildings 1 and 17. A NICET Level III certified technician or registered fire protection engineer must be on-site during installation and testing, with a mandatory 30-day burn-in period before final acceptance. The contract requires one-year warranty and five-year guaranty services including preventive maintenance, inspections, testing, and two-hour emergency response.

The estimated project value ranges from $5 million to $10 million, with mandatory completion in 420 calendar days after notice to proceed. The NAICS code is 238210 (Electrical Contractors); the size standard is $19 million. Firms must be registered in VETCERT, SAM, and the VETS-4212 Database. Sealed offers are due 3:00 PM EDT on June 3, 2026. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit occurred May 6, 2026; written questions were due May 13. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Performance and payment bonds are required within ten calendar days of award. The contract is firm-fixed-price with retainage not to exceed 10 percent and includes Davis-Bacon Act wage compliance.