SAM #36C26127Q0075

VA plans sole-source Secutron and Matrix fire alarm testing and maintenance at five VANCHCS facilities

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans a sole-source contract for fire alarm testing and maintenance at VA Northern California Health Care System facilities. - Buyer and planned award: VA Network Contracting Office 21 intends to award Low Voltage Specialty Inc. a firm-fixed-price contract for VANCHCS. - Scope: Service proprietary Secutron and Matrix fire alarm systems at Mather, Martinez, McClellan, Fairfield, and Mare Island facilities. - Perform NFPA 72 inspections and tests, quarterly software maintenance, annual software upgrades, and scheduled testing of system devices and functions. - Provide service reports and emergency call-back response within four hours, at any time of day or week. - Provide repairs only when separately requested and authorized by the Government. Submit a quote and statement of work within 30 calendar days of a request; obtain approval before beginning work except when emergency work is necessary. - Requirements: Offerors must provide qualified technicians able to service the proprietary systems and comply with applicable VA, Joint Commission (TJC), OSHA, and NFPA 72 requirements. - Contract structure: Base period plus four option years. Exact dates are not provided; proposals should price the base period and each option year. - Repair funding: The unscheduled maintenance and repairs line item is valued at $100,000 per annual contract period. This is for authorized work actually completed and is not the total contract value; pricing for routine testing and maintenance is not provided. - Notice status: This is not a request for competitive quotes. Capable, authorized firms may submit capability information and an authorization letter for consideration.

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 21, intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to Low Voltage Specialty Inc., for a base year plus four option years, because we believe they are the only authorized company in Northern California to provide Fire Alarm Maintenance and Testing services on the Secutron Fire Alarm Systems. We believe there are no authorized third parties that can provide these Fire Alarm Maintenance and Testing services that can satisfy this requirement. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. If you believe that your company is capable and authorized to perform these services in accordance with the draft PWS, please provide your information and capability along with an authorization letter, by responding to angela.gerlitzki1@va.gov no later than October 27, 2026, by 10 am PST. The applicable NAICS Code is 238210, and the size standard is $19 Million. Product Service Code for this requirement is H112 - Quality Control- Fire Control Equipment. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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