Fire Alarm Services

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Florida State Hospital (FSH), and Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) are seeking to procure maintenance, monitoring, and repair services for the existing proprietary Simplex Fire Alarm systems at their state-operated mental health treatment facilities. The required services include labor, parts, and programming to repair the fire alarm systems to working order on an as-needed basis. The Department intends to contract with Johnson Controls Fire Protection, as the Simplex systems are proprietary and require their specialized expertise and components for maintenance and repairs. The contract term is 1 year following award, with an estimated total value of $445,000 ($360,000 for FSH and $85,000 for NEFSH). The justification for the single-source acquisition is that the Simplex systems use proprietary Life Safety Software and solid-state technology that is exclusive to Johnson Controls, and all repair parts and components are only available through them. Maintenance and repairs are mandated by the State Fire Marshal and the Agency for Health Care Administration.

This is a single-source procurement, as Johnson Controls Fire Protection is the sole provider capable of servicing and repairing the proprietary Simplex fire alarm systems. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the type of organization that can respond, as Johnson Controls Fire Protection is the only qualified vendor. No incumbent vendors or contractors are listed, and the procurement does not require the integration of any existing infrastructure or technology.