Wayne G. Carson Associates Inc.

Wayne G. Carson Associates Inc., doing business as Carson Associates, is a for-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since 2001 and located in Warrenton, Virginia. The company specializes in providing National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) training services, focusing primarily on delivering NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and fire protection standards training to various federal government agencies. Carson Associates has established itself as a key provider of technical training and code compliance instruction for federal entities, with a primary emphasis on enhancing personnel safety, emergency preparedness, and facilities code compliance.

The company has received numerous federal contract awards from agencies such as the Indian Health Service (IHS), Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Construction office. These contracts have predominantly been delivery orders and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for NFPA training services, with contract values ranging from $13,350 to $75,000. Most of these awards have not utilized specific set-aside designations, though some have been designated for total small business participation. The training services consistently focus on NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, covering requirements for fire safety regulations, emergency preparedness best practices, and building code compliance across federal facilities.

Carson Associates holds four significant federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs): a $250,000 BPA with Indian Health Service for NFPA training through September 2026, a $172,500 BPA with NIH Construction for technical training through January 2030, a $240,000 BPA with Indian Health Service for NFPA code training through October 2024, and a $357,980 Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons for Life Safety Code training through July 2025. These IDVs enable the company to provide comprehensive NFPA standards training across multiple federal agencies, with task orders typically covering training sessions in locations like Warrenton, Virginia and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The IDVs demonstrate Carson Associates' consistent capability to deliver specialized fire protection and life safety training to federal government entities.