Replacing Fire Alarm System

Solicitation Number: AG-32SC-S-15-0035 Notice Type: Presolicitation: Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, South East Area, has a requirement for Replacing Fire Alarm System, at the USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1700 SW 23RD Drive, Gainesville, Florida, 32608 location. The work includes, but is not limited to, these principal features of work: This project is to replace the existing Fire Alarm System (Notifier Fire Alarm System) with a Farenhyt/Silent Knight IFP-2000 digital protocol analog addressable fire alarm system by Honeywell or equivalent system. New system must be network compatible with addressable devices. New system must be able to use existing fiber optics cable for the network and existing wiring for the devices. Contractor will install a complete 24 VDC, electronically supervised, analog addressable, shall include all control panels, power supplies, initiating devices, audible and visual notification devices, and all accessories required to provide a complete operating fire alarm system. Performance Period: The Contractor shall complete all work within 120 consecutive calendar days after issue of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The type of solicitation will be Best Value, Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) with no trade-offs. It is set-aside for a woman-owned small business concerns (WOSB). The NAICS Code for this procurement is 238210. Small Business Size Standard is $15.0 million. It is anticipated that award will result in a single award, firm-fixed-price contract. The magnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This solicitation will be a Request for Proposals (RFP) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82. Solicitation No. AG-32SC-S-15-0035 is anticipated that the solicitation package will be at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at www.fbo.gov on or about 29 July, 2015. Paper copies will not be issued. All interested responsible WOSB offerors may submit an offer. HUBZone preference has been included to this solicitation. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the FedBizOpps website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. The proposed offer due date and site visit will be identified within the solicitation. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Primary Point of Contact: Don Reynolds Contract Specialist, Athens, GA donald.reynolds@ars.usda.gov Phone: 706-546-3155