Upgrade FWA AFS kitchen fire suppression

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region is seeking a small business contractor to upgrade the fire suppression system for the Smokejumpers Kitchen in Building 1513 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The solicitation (RFQ 140L0225Q0006) requires installing a new wet chemical fire suppression system that complies with UL-300, NFPA 17A, and NFPA 96 standards, which involves replacing the legacy system with modern equipment including nozzles, manual pull stations, automatic fire detection, and fuel shut-off mechanisms. Offers will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with potential vendors required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit comprehensive quotes including unit pricing, point of contact information, and Unique Entity ID. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for April 18, 2025, and all electronic quotes must be submitted by 4:00 pm Alaska Daylight Savings Time on April 30, 2025, to the email blm_ak_AFS_procurment@blm.gov. The procurement will involve two primary line items: fire fighting equipment and service installation, with a delivery date of September 29, 2025.

The contract is 100% set aside for small businesses under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 332919 for Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing. The specific project involves detailed equipment installation, including 3-gallon stainless steel tanks, 6-7 nozzles of various types, 50 feet of EMT conduit, 60 feet of wire rope, and 3 gallons of Ansulex wet chemical agent. Work must be performed between 8 AM and 4 PM, Monday through Friday, with the contractor responsible for creating a flexible fire-free zone and ensuring complete system functionality. The new fire suppression system must be capable of quickly extinguishing fires by covering flames and starving them of oxygen, and the contractor will be required to warrant materials and workmanship for at least one year from the installation acceptance date. While no specific award value is mentioned, the comprehensive technical requirements suggest a precise and potentially complex installation process specific to the Alaska Fire Service kitchen environment.