Fire Alarm Maintenance

The 436th Contracting Squadron of the Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command is seeking small business contractors capable of providing comprehensive fire alarm maintenance and repair services at Dover Air Force Base. The services encompass management, labor, tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to maintain and repair CO2/NO detection systems, kitchen hood fire suppression systems, and automatic fire alarm systems in accordance with industry standards including Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-601-02 and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards. Key qualifications include current National Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III certification in Fire Alarm Systems, Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems, or Special Hazard Suppression systems for the contractor, with on-site technicians requiring NICET Level II certification and State of Delaware licensure. Contractors must demonstrate the ability to respond to service requests within 24 hours for assessment and 48 hours for scheduling, with emergency response capability for critical system failures within 4 hours, maintaining standard operating hours from 0730 to 1630 Monday through Friday. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on March 12, 2026, with responses requested by March 23, 2026, and interested small businesses must provide current business size classification, socioeconomic status, and applicable NAICS codes with their submissions.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The scope of services involves maintaining a Monaco D-21 Central Dispatching system serving 2,116 smoke detectors, 2,262 heat detectors, 834 pull stations, 397 duct detectors, and 159 alarm panels at Dover AFB, with all maintenance and repair work documented through service tickets submitted within three business days. The contract requires contractor personnel to obtain unescorted base access through criminal background investigations and to complete Department of Defense Operations Security Awareness Training and Antiterrorism Awareness Level I training. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the pre-solicitation notice, and there is no indication of incumbent contractors or contract duration. Contractor employees must submit labor hours via http://www.ecmra.mil by October 31 of each fiscal year, and the estimated frequency of emergency services is approximately five occurrences annually, indicating the ongoing nature of this maintenance contract.