Fire Alarm and Wet Fire Sprinkler Sytem

The Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, intends to make an award for the supply and installation of a fire alarm system and wet fire sprinkler system in a new visitation building located at the Federal Correctional Institution Safford, Arizona.

The solicitation will be made available on or about August 27, 2012 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding the acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, through the System for Award Management (SAM). Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

A site visit will be held on August 30, 2012. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about September 6, 2012. The anticipated date of award will be approximately September 11, 2012. The Government will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the lowest priced responsible offeror.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220. The solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. All responsible businesses may submit a quote which may be considered.

The statement of work is modified to add the following language:

Service calls must be responded to within a 48 hour period, after installation is completed.

The statement of work is modified in the following ways:

1. Section D - a request to change normal working hours must be submitted to the Contract Monitor, not the Warden.

2. Section E, part 2 - "Approved equal" is changed to "or equal".  The additional requirement that technical specs must be submitted with your quote is added.  The technical data will be reviewed for acceptance.

The Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, intends to make an award for the supply and installation of a fire alarm system and wet fire sprinkler system in a new visitation building located at the Federal Correctional Institution Safford, Arizona.

The solicitation will be made available on or about August 27, 2012 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding the acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, through the System for Award Management (SAM). Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

A site visit will be held on August 30, 2012. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about September 5, 2012. The anticipated date of award will be approximately September 11, 2012. The Government will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the lowest priced responsible offeror.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220. The solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. All responsible businesses may submit a quote which may be considered.