H263--Fire Protection Services - base + 4 new requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, specifically Veterans Integrated Service Network 19, is soliciting fire protection services for the VA Western Colorado Healthcare System located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The contract involves comprehensive fire protection system maintenance, including quarterly, semi-annual, and annual inspections, testing, preventative and corrective maintenance, emergency repair services, and 24/7 monitoring of fire alarm systems. The primary objective is to increase system reliability and eliminate unplanned downtime of the fire protection infrastructure. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time on December 11, 2024, with the contract to be awarded to the most responsible offeror providing the best value to the government. The evaluation will be based on a firm-fixed-price model, with additional contract line items for emergency repair labor and parts.

The solicitation is exclusively set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561621 and Product Service Code H263. The incumbent contractor is LW Enterprises, Inc. dba AlarmSpecialist, currently operating under contract 36C25920P0217 which expires on December 31, 2024. The contract structure includes a base year from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, with four one-year option periods potentially extending the contract through 2029. The facility contains approximately 1,902 fire safety devices, including 280 smoke detectors, 160 portable fire extinguishers, 373 speakers/horns, and 195 visual/strobe devices. Contractors must provide a NICET III technician on-site during testing and maintain emergency response capabilities, including a one-hour phone response and two-hour on-site response for critical issues.