648-23-100 fire alarm to voice

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted Nov 24, 2025

Solicitation number: 36C26026Q0170
Agency: Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due: Dec 5, 2025, 7:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
PSC: 1230 Fire Control Systems, Complete
Place of performance: Vancouver, Washington 98661, United States
Points of contact: Colleen Nicholson colleen.nicholson@va.gov (360) 553-7650

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Nov 29, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 20, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is conducting market research through this sources sought notice to identify qualified small businesses, specifically Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Businesses (VOSB), capable of providing and installing an Edwards EST-4 fire alarm system with voice capabilities. The procurement involves replacing an existing Edwards EST-3 fire alarm system at the Vancouver VA Medical Center with a newer EST-4 platform, including installation of fire alarm control panels, annunciators, programming, testing, commissioning, and phased system shutdown and activation while ensuring continuous life safety system functionality and compliance with NFPA 101 & 72 standards. Interested vendors must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that their proposed fire alarm system will be advantageous to the government and must submit detailed technical data showing compatibility with existing EST-3 devices. Evaluation will focus on the vendor's capability to provide brand name or equivalent systems that fully integrate with the EST-3 system. Responses to this sources sought notice were due by December 5, 2025, though this is a market research effort and not a formal request for quotations or proposals.

This is not a set-aside contract with any specific small business designation beyond the stated preference for SDVOSB/VOSB firms. No incumbent contractor is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The specific award value and contract budget have not been disclosed in this sources sought document. Vendors submitting responses must provide company identification information, business size and socioeconomic status, evidence of EST-3 and EST-4 system compatibility, and past performance data on installing related fire alarm systems. The project timeline includes a one-year performance period from the Notice to Proceed, with work encompassing nearly 27 buildings across the Vancouver medical campus and involving comprehensive campus fiber loop completion, new fire alarm control panel installation, voice alarm system implementation with Emergency Voice/Alarm Communication (EVAC) capabilities, and full system commissioning to NFPA 72-2022 standards.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest · Nov 29, 2025

This is a sources sought notice issued soley for market research to identify qualified small businesses, specifically SDVOSB/VOSB capable of providing and installing the brand name or equal to Edwards/EST-4 fire alarm system. No solicitations exists currently. This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.

Intent

The intent of this notice is to identify other potential sources for this product that can fully integrate potentially with an EST-3 system. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate celar and convincing evidence that the fire alarm system shown will be advantageous to the government. To be considered, please submit a detailed technical data for the Government to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the product to ensure compatability with the existing system.

Project Description

The VA intends to replace the existing Edwards EST-3 fire alarm system with the newer Edwards EST-4 platform, including but not limited to:

- Fire Alarm Control panels

- Annunciators

- Programming, testing, and commissioning

- Phased system shutdown and activation

- Removal of legacy EST-3

- Hardware after EST-4 is operational

- Ensuring continuous life safety system functionality

- Compliance with NFPA 101 & 72 and other referenced sections, VA design guidelines, and local fire marshal requirements.

This requirement is associated with NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors and other wiring installation contractors)

Information requested from interested vendors

Businesses that believe they can provide the brand name or equal to Edwards EST-4 system and associated installation should submit:

1. Company name, Address, UEI, and cage code

2. Business size & socioeconomic status

3. If the equal system is compatible with existing EST 3 devices that are known to connect to a new EST 4 system

4. Past Performance installing EST 3 or EST or related compatible systems within the last 5 years

5. Capability Statement showing technical expertise with compatible Edwards Fire Alarm System

6. Ability to perform work in a medical facility while maintaining active life safety systems.

7. Contractors will be required to validate that the brand name or equal systems offered is fully compatible with the existing EST 3 system and that it will integrate seamlessly with the EST-4 system upgrades and Fireworks panel programming currently operating at the Portland VAMC, Portland OR location.

Response Instructions

Responses shall be emailed to the CO Colleen Nicholson, email colleen.nicholson@va.gov, subject line of email shall read "Sources Sought EST-4 Brand name or equal to (Your company name)".

Disclaimer

This is NOT a solicitation. No award will result from the Sources Sought Notice. This notice is strictly for market research to determine potential set asides and acquisition strategy.

**Not the solicitation number for CON 648-23-100 is now 36C26026Q0170

Update #1 · Nov 24, 2025

This is a sources sought notice issued soley for market research to identify qualified small businesses, specifically SDVOSB/VOSB capable of providing and installing the brand name only Edwards/EST-4 fire alarm system. No solicitations exists currently. This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.