# University of Iowa Ionwave #18615 Addendum 1

On-call fire alarm inspection, maintenance, and repair services for University of Iowa facilities

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 17, 2026
**Identifier:** 18615 Addendum 1
**NAICS:** 561621, 811219

The University of Iowa Purchasing office seeks on-call fire alarm inspection, maintenance, and repair services for hospital and campus facilities.
- **Buyer and locations:** University of Iowa, Purchasing office, Iowa City, Iowa; scope includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics/UI Health Care and University Campus Operations properties, including facilities management, athletics, parking, housing, and dining.
- **Requested services:** Testing, inspection, maintenance, and repair on request. The hospital scope includes approximately 30,000 alarms; quantities at other university buildings are unspecified and may grow as buildings are added.
- **Key requirements:** Work must comply with NFPA 72 and NFPA 101. Suppliers must use approved parts, provide detailed inspection reports and deficiency documentation, quote repair costs, and support follow-up inspections. Hospital work requires coordination with infection-control and life-safety teams.
- **Qualifications and access:** Proposals require audited financial statements, a sample inspection report, NICET certification documentation, and applicable Iowa licenses. Hospital work is subject to contractor screening, orientation, and credentialing. Gatefeed is identified for contractor access and screening, not as a fire alarm service provider.
- **Pricing schedule:** The attachment also lists a HEPA cart purchase and daily, weekly, and monthly rental rates, hourly rates for foremen, journeymen, apprentices, and helpers across regular, overtime, and weekend/holiday periods, and a material service fee percentage. These HEPA cart entries appear in the pricing schedule, although they are not part of the stated fire alarm scope.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No fire alarm OEM, equipment manufacturer, or prospective service vendor is named. Gatefeed is the only other named platform.
- **Term:** Three years, with two optional one-year extensions by written mutual agreement. Annual price adjustments may be proposed, generally capped at 3%, subject to written agreement.

### Description

The University of Iowa is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to test, inspect, maintain, and repair fire alarms throughout the University upon request and as needed. The scope includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and University Campus Operations; the hospitals and clinics currently have approximately 30,000 alarms requiring testing and inspection. Vendors must provide detailed inspection reports, identify deficiencies and required repairs, and quote repair costs; follow-up inspections may also be requested. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the eBid system.

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