J042--Fire Alarm, Suppression Systems, and Hood Testing, Inspection, and Certification Services - SAVAHCS

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is procuring fire alarm, suppression systems, and hood testing, inspection, and certification services at the Tucson VA Medical Center (SAVAHCS), with a response deadline of August 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM Mountain Time. This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns.

Place of performance is the Tucson VA Medical Center, 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85723.

Service requirements include semi-annual fire sprinkler system inspections (130 units with tamper and flow switches), annual main drain flow tests (130 risers), five-year internal sprinkler inspections (33 systems over the contract period, averaging 6 annually), annual fire extinguisher hydrostatic testing (120 units), annual fire alarm inspections per NFPA 72 with 100% device testing and monthly sectional testing, semi-annual kitchen hood inspections (6 units, including 2 CORE-certified water washdown systems), quarterly kitchen hood inspections (5 units, 4 times annually), quarterly fire hydrant inspections (30 units, 1 annually), quarterly fire department connection inspections (34 units), monthly exit light inspections (1,500 units), and annual rolling fire door inspections. All fire alarm work must be performed by NICET III-certified Notifier technicians. The contractor must provide a web-based reporting system with five-year data retention, annual AutoCAD fire alarm drawing updates, 8-hour annual hands-on Notifier training for up to 10 VA personnel, and 24/7 offsite monitoring with VA-supplied dialers. The contractor receives two facility badges with access limited to non-sensitive areas; VA staff will escort into sensitive areas. Repairs, replacement parts, and emergency labor are excluded from base contract pricing and funded separately by the VA.

The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 22. Contract Specialist Mirna Gastelum Romero (Mirna.GastelumRomero@va.gov) is the primary point of contact.