Building 450 Fire Suppression System Installation

The Department of the Air Force Reserve Command, via a Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI), is soliciting sealed bids for design, furnishing, and installation of a complete wet-pipe automatic fire suppression system in Building 450 at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, with proposals due October 15, 2026. This is a NAFI procurement conducted under DAFMAN 64-119 and DoDI 4105.67, not subject to the Contract Disputes Act or the FAR unless expressly referenced; no appropriated U.S. funds will be paid to the contractor.

Place of performance is Grissom Air Reserve Base, Grissom, Indiana 46971. The scope encompasses architectural design with a tested 1-hour fire-rated horizontal ceiling assembly, HVAC modernization with freeze protection maintaining minimum 40 degrees Fahrenheit, electrical upgrades, and civil and underground water supply line installation from the municipal main approximately 250 feet north of Building 450. The fire suppression system must comply with NFPA 13 (Light Hazard), NFPA codes 72, 101, and 221, UFC standards, and Grissom Air Reserve Base Standards. The mechanical room/riser closet must be constructed with fire-rated materials per UFC 3-600-01. Main water source is a 6-inch ductile iron water line; exterior piping must be ductile iron with Schedule 40 minimum for pipes 2 inches and smaller and Schedule 10 minimum for larger pipes; thin-walled PVC is prohibited for main pressurized fire lines. Contractor must submit design documentation at 35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% milestones, perform hydrostatic pressure testing and alarm commissioning, provide minimum 4 hours of operations and maintenance training, and deliver three complete O&M manuals, warranty certificates, and As-Built drawings. Period of Performance is 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed; contractor must begin within 14 calendar days of award and complete within 190 calendar days.

NAICS code is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; PSC is H341. Small business size standard is $19 million in annual receipts. A mandatory site visit occurred September 17 at 10:00 AM; questions were due September 24 at 10:00 AM. Sealed bids are due October 15 at 10:00 AM local time at FA4654 434 CONF LGC, 448 Mustang Avenue, Grissom ARB, Indiana 46971-5000, with public opening at that time. Offerors must submit a 20% bid bond; if award exceeds $150,000, performance and payment bonds are required within 10 calendar days of award; if under $150,000, a payment bond and irrevocable letter of credit are required. Evaluation is based on past performance (two references for recent relevant projects), weighted approximately equal to price; technical capability and subcontractor teaming arrangements are evaluated on a pass/fail basis, and failure to meet technical capability results in rejection. Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates apply, with rates varying by county and trade from approximately $23.00 to $50.05 per hour plus fringe benefits ranging from $13.15 to $38.65 per hour; Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave and Executive Order 13658 minimum wage of at least $13.65 per hour apply. The NAFI is exempt from state and local sales and use taxes; contractors may not include such taxes in pricing. Government retains unlimited data rights to all drawings. Funds are not presently available; no award will be made until funding is secured, and the Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation with no obligation to reimburse offerors for costs.