C--Multiple Award IDIQ Professional Fire Protection

The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle issued by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service ConOps Strategic Business Services Contracting Division, for professional fire protection engineering and related facility management services. It is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541330 with a minimum guaranteed value of $5,000 and a maximum ceiling of $5,000,000 over a five-year base period from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2031, plus a six-month optional extension. The contract allows for the issuance of task orders with pricing structures including firm fixed price, labor hour, and time and materials, with fully loaded hourly labor rates established for various engineering roles but no pre-priced other direct costs. Services encompass fire protection engineering across all design phases—pre-design through construction documentation—including conceptual CAD drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates, system commissioning, construction oversight, and life safety and fire risk assessments conducted in accordance with DO/RM 58: Structural Fire Management. Performance is expected nationwide at National Park Service facilities without a fixed place of performance specified in the base contract. The solicitation mandates a two-phase proposal submission process beginning with a Letter of Interest, SF-330 form, organization chart, and supporting materials limited to 20 double-sided pages, with submissions due electronically by April 20, 2026, to a designated email address. Evaluation is based on trade-off methodology using adjectival ratings for specialized fire protection engineering experience, contract oversight and commissioning, fire risk assessments, responsiveness to task orders, and past performance, with no numerical weighting applied. Key personnel including a Principal Project Manager and Senior Fire Protection Engineer must be identified, and substitutions require advance notice and approval by the Contracting Officer. Special requirements include mandatory disclosure and mitigation of organizational conflicts of interest, strict publicity controls prohibiting unauthorized release of contract-related materials, and compliance with FAR clauses covering ethics, anti-kickback provisions, subcontracting restrictions, and prohibitions on certain telecommunications and software providers. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and the Contracting Officer’s Representative will monitor performance but cannot make final acceptance decisions, which remain solely with the Contracting Officer. All offerors must be certified small businesses with valid UEI and CAGE codes and must comply with all representations and certifications required under Section K