J012-- Fire Alarm Suppression Maintenance & Repair Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 seeks fire alarm and fire suppression maintenance and repair services for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) medical campus in New Orleans, Louisiana, through a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside Request for Quotation (solicitation 36C25627Q0041). Responses are due November 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, and questions are due October 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time. All questions and quotes go by email to Marcus.Sidney@va.gov, and phone calls are not accepted.

The procurement is a combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR Part 12 simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services, classified under NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services, except Locksmiths) and PSC J012. Offerors must complete and sign the VA Notice of Limit on Subcontracting certification (852.219-75), and responses without it are deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

Place of performance is the SLVHCS main campus in New Orleans. The Preliminary Question and Answer Sheet states that coverage includes 15 buildings and the Fisher House on the main campus, with no clinics included. The system is a Notifier NFS2-640 with FireWorks software, and the scope covers preventive maintenance and repair only; inspections are excluded. Work must comply with NFPA 13, 25, 72, NEC 70, 72, 80, and 80A, and Joint Commission standards. Offerors must be OEM-authorized, and technicians must hold NICET Level III fire alarm certification with manufacturer training documentation. Emergency call-back is available 24/7 with on-site response within two hours. A Program Manager/Agent employed by the prime must be available 24/7 and escort subcontractors on-site, although the Contracting Officer's Representative serves as escort due to security protocols. Backflow preventers must be certified annually.

Pricing covers three line items: 12 months of scheduled maintenance, 250 hours of call-back services, and a parts rider. The Final SF 1449 summary lists a base period of December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, an estimated contract value of $25 million, and a $50,000 annual parts rider. The PWS summary lists a base period of September 29, 2026 through September 28, 2027 and a $35,000 annual parts rider. Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-5189, Revision 35, applies to Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint John the Baptist, St. Bernard, and St. Charles parishes, with listed rates from approximately $11.37 to $48.72 per hour.