STANDARDS OF COVER STUDY - City of Decatur Fire Department
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- PE-64458-NONST-2027-000000033
- State
- Georgia
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- 91858 Governmental Consulting
- 91875 Management Consulting
- 91890 Strategic Technology Planning And Consulting Services
- 92033 Mapping Services, Digitized, Cartography (See 962-52 For Standard Mapping Services)
- 96252 Mapping Services (Including Cartography And Surveying Services, Not Aerial)(See 920-33 For Digitized Mapping Services) And 905-10 For Aerial Mapping And Survey Services)
- Point of contact
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- Toni Washington toni.washington@decaturga.com (678) 553-6582
Opportunity details come from ssl.doas.state.ga.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Decatur is requesting proposals for a comprehensive Standards of Cover Study for the Decatur Fire Rescue Department, with sealed proposals due September 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and written questions due August 28, 2026. No set-asides or local-vendor preferences are stated.
Respondents must demonstrate expertise in fire service deployment analysis, GIS modeling, and community risk assessments for municipal fire departments. The scope includes a Community Risk Assessment, GIS-based deployment and response analysis, Standards of Cover analysis, critical task analysis, unit hour utilization analysis, staffing analysis, apparatus and capital needs assessment, and an optional accreditation readiness evaluation. All work must follow CFAI/CPSE Standards of Cover methodology and applicable NFPA standards (NFPA 1710 and NFPA 1730). Proposals must address firm qualifications, project understanding, proposed methodology, project schedule, project team, references, and fees. Consultants must maintain professional liability insurance ($1 million per claim / $2 million aggregate), commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), automobile liability ($1 million combined single limit), and workers' compensation as required by Georgia law.
No contract value is stated. Payment is milestone-based: 10 percent upon acceptance of the Project Management Plan and project kickoff, 30 percent upon acceptance of the Community Risk Assessment and GIS deployment analysis, 30 percent upon delivery and acceptance of the draft Standards of Cover report, and 30 percent upon acceptance of the final report and completion of required presentations, with payment due within 30 days of approved invoices.
Proposals are evaluated on qualifications and experience (25 points), project understanding (20 points), technical approach (25 points), project team (15 points), cost proposal (10 points), and references (5 points). The anticipated project schedule includes consultant selection in Fall 2026, project kickoff in Fall 2026, data collection through Fall/Winter 2026, draft report delivery in Spring 2027, and final report completion in Summer 2027. All work product becomes the sole property of the City of Decatur upon completion. Contact Fire Chief Toni Washington at (678) 553-6582 or toni.washington@decaturga.com. The full RFP is available at www.decaturga.com/rfps beginning August 10, 2026.
Opportunity text
The City of Decatur will receive sealed proposals from qualified consulting firms to conduct a comprehensive Standards of Cover (SOC) Study for the Decatur Fire Rescue Department. The study shall evaluate the Department's current deployment model, service delivery, operational effectiveness, and community risk, and shall include a Community Risk Assessment, GIS-based deployment and response analysis, Standards of Cover analysis, critical task analysis, unit hour utilization analysis, staffing analysis, and apparatus and capital needs assessment, consistent with CFAI/CPSE Standards of Cover methodology and applicable NFPA standards, with an optional accreditation readiness evaluation. Potential respondents should have demonstrated expertise in fire service deployment analysis, GIS modeling, and community risk assessments for municipal fire departments, and are asked to prepare a proposal including firm qualifications, project understanding, proposed methodology, project schedule, project team, references, and all fees relevant to performing the work. The City reserves the right to award a contract to the firm whose proposal and any resulting negotiations are deemed to be in the best interests of the City. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in the City Manager's Office, Decatur City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, addressed to the attention of Toni Washington, Fire Chief. The full Request for Proposals will be available on the City of Decatur website August 10, 2026 at www.decaturga.com/rfps. Submittal of a proposal indicates acceptance of the conditions contained in the RFP. The City of Decatur reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted. All proposals are public records to the extent required by the Georgia Open Records Act. For additional information, contact Fire Chief Toni Washington, Decatur Fire Rescue Department, at (678) 553-6582 or toni.washington@decaturga.com.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Standards of Cover Announcement.pdf | ||
| 2026 Standards of Cover RFP.pdf |
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