TNF Fire Extinguisher Services

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting proposals for comprehensive fire extinguisher maintenance, inspection, testing, certification, recharge, refilling, replacement, and disposal services at Tongass National Forest facilities throughout Southeast Alaska. This is a Firm-Fixed Price, Requirements, Non-Personal Services contract requiring the contractor to furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, and transportation necessary to ensure all fire extinguishers remain fully functional and compliant with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Key contract requirements include annual maintenance and certification of all units with a 98% acceptable performance threshold, internal maintenance for rechargeable dry chemical units, hydrostatic testing and certification, replacement of defective units within 30 days and expired units within 14 days, and furnishment of missing fire extinguishers per the equipment list. Evaluation will be based on three primary factors: Technical Capabilities (service plan, work schedule, inspection and testing capabilities, maintenance and repair capabilities, equipment range, and technician qualifications per NFPA 10); Past Performance (recency within three years and relevancy to fire extinguisher services); and Price as the primary award factor. The deadline for proposal submission is April 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM Alaska Time, with questions due by April 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM Alaska Time and answers to be posted by April 15, 2026.

This solicitation is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). The contract will be awarded as a 5-year indefinite-quantity ordering period consisting of one 12-month base period (May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027) and four 12-month option periods extending through April 30, 2031, with performance contingent upon task orders issued by the Government. The equipment list includes approximately 539 fire extinguishers distributed across nine Southeast Alaska locations: Hoonah, Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, and Yakutat. Services will cover multiple fire extinguisher types including rechargeable Multi-Purpose ABC Dry Chemical units ranging from 2.5 to 10 pounds, non-rechargeable marine units, CO2 units, and Halotron units used in facility buildings, fleet vehicles, boats, and ATVs. The Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination establishes a Fire Extinguisher Repairer rate of $30.86 per hour plus fringe benefits, with order limitations of a minimum order of $2,500.00 and maximum single item order of $50,000.00 or combination items of $100,000.00.