USCG Station Wachapreague Alarm Monitoring Service

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks 24/7 alarm monitoring services for the Armory alarm system at Station Wachapreague under a Total Small Business set-aside, with quotes due November 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time and written questions due November 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Competition is limited to small businesses under NAICS 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths), with a $25 million size standard.

Place of performance is Wachapreague, Virginia. The Government contemplates a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year from December 14, 2026 through December 13, 2027 and four optional one-year extensions through December 13, 2031, priced for 12 months of service per period. The contractor must provide off-site monitoring of a DMP IDS system (or government-approved equivalent) through a UL-listed central monitoring station over secure GMS cellular or IP transmission, with immediate notification of alarms, system faults, low battery, power failures, and tamper alerts. The contractor must coordinate dispatch with Accomack Police when required, support annual communication testing, and provide signal logs and system health reports on request.

All contractor personnel require valid REAL ID, U.S. citizenship, English proficiency, and passage of government security background screening. On-site work occurs during regular Coast Guard hours (0700-1600 Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays) unless advance written approval is obtained. Wage Determination 2015-4327, Revision 35, effective August 22, 2026, applies to Accomack and Northampton counties under the Service Contract Act, with rates from $13.10 to $61.38 per hour and a health and welfare fringe of $5.92 per hour.

Evaluation criteria are set out in FAR 52.212-2. The attached FAR clause summary describes award to the lowest-priced technically acceptable quotation and a 60-day offer hold period. Quotes are submitted on SF-18 by email to Jamie.C.Bridges@uscg.mil and Cristina.P.Mesen@uscg.mil. A site visit is strongly encouraged on November 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, arranged with Jamie Bridges or Bryant Gooch, and requires the attendee's full name, date of birth, and REAL ID driver's license number. Bryant Gooch serves as Quality Assurance Evaluator. Oral questions are not accepted.