Havasupai Elementary School - Urgent Fire Alarm

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education seeks fire alarm pull station relocation and code-compliance work at Havasupai Elementary School in Supai, Arizona, with proposals due September 14, 2026. No set-aside applies.

Place of performance is Buildings 1022, 1023, 1024, and 1025 at Havasupai Elementary School, located on the Havasupai Reservation in Supai, Arizona, accessible only by helicopter or eight-mile trail. Work must comply with NFPA 72 (2025), NFPA 101-2024, 2024 International Fire Code, and ADA/ICC A117.1 accessibility standards. All pull stations must be relocated or adjusted to 42–48 inches above finished floor height and positioned within 5 feet of exits where required, not exceeding 200-foot travel distance. Design work requires a qualified fire alarm designer (PE or NICET-certified). All contractor personnel require DOI eQIP background clearance and safety orientation; supervisory personnel supervision ratios when students are present are capped at 1:8 cleared to non-cleared. Field verification must occur within 7 days of Notice to Proceed, government review within 14 days, and on-site work must be completed within a single mobilization not exceeding three consecutive calendar days, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Total performance period is 45 calendar days from NTP.

The NAICS code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors; PSC is C1CA, Architect and Engineering–Construction: Schools. The estimated price range is $25,000 to $100,000. Bonding requirements include 20% bid bond, 100% performance bond, and 100% payment bond. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per General Decision AZ20260012. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. Contractor costs must include all travel expenses, helicopter landing fees ($3,500 per day), and lodging. Tribal lodge rates for contractors are $300 per night (standard room) or $550 per night (suite). Helicopter transportation is quoted at $2,800 per hour for personnel and equipment transport plus mobilization charges and external load operations at $260 per hour.