26FS0502 -Home's Fire Alarm and Suppression Systems

The California Department of Veterans Affairs is requesting quotes for preventive maintenance, testing, repairs, and software patching of fire suppression and alarm systems at the Veterans Home of California in Fresno, with quotes due June 30, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough on June 19, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. No set-asides are mandatory; California Certified Small Business, Non-Small Business Subcontractor, and Target Area Contract Preference Act preferences are available.

The scope covers preventive maintenance across seven Ansul kitchen suppression hoods, one Faraday FM200 clean agent system, one Notifier fire alarm and sprinkler system with associated components including ten NFS-320 pre-action panels, 239 fire smoke dampers, seven fire department connections, seven wet pipe sprinkler risers, and ten fire hydrants combined. Maintenance is structured on a unit-cost basis: quarterly preventative maintenance and testing (four visits in Years 1 and 3, three visits plus a five-year facility-wide inspection in Year 2), semi-annual fire suppression maintenance (two visits annually), and annual maintenance (one visit annually). On-call services are available at three tiers—standard (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 180 hours annually), priority (Monday–Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 120 hours annually), and premium (Monday–Friday 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., plus Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays, 120 hours annually). A $20,000 annual parts reserve is included.

Contractor qualifications include minimum five years of comparable experience; C-16 Fire Protection Contractor license; Class A or B California State Contractors License Board license with C-10 and C-16 endorsements; NICET Level IV certification; Notifier and Faraday factory certifications for all service technicians; Engineered Systems Distributor certification for Notifier; Bureau of Security and Investigative Services alarm company license; and California Department of Industrial Relations fire/life safety certification.

The contract term is three years beginning July 1, 2026. Evaluation is value-effective: administrative and business requirements are pass/fail; technical requirements score up to 100 points for Statement of Work response and 25 points for applicable engagement summaries; cost requirements score up to 100 points based on lowest proposed cost. Written questions are due June 22 by 2:00 p.m., with responses on June 23. The State will not reimburse travel costs.