Fire Alarm Installation

Fire Alarm Replacement at the Burlington Federal Building in Burlington Vermont . The General Services Administration (GSA) New England is seeking Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned, HUBZone and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses capable of performing a Fire Alarm Replacement at the Burlington Federal Building. The building is a low-rise, six-story structure with a basement and sub-basement. The building is 169,094 square feet. The project needs include, but are not limited to: providing a new, complete, analog/ addressable network voice evacuation fire alarm system. The system shall include all wiring, raceways, pull boxes, terminal cabinets, outlet and mounting boxes, control equipment, alarm, and supervisory signal initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, and all other accessories and miscellaneous items required for a complete operating system even though each item is not specifically mentioned or described. The number and location of control panels can be modified based on manufacturer requirements and space available. Where remote fire alarm control units are needed, they shall be provided at a terminal cabinet location. Each remote fire alarm control unit shall be powered from a wiring riser specifically for that use or from a local emergency power panel located on the same floor as the remote fire alarm control unit. Where remote fire control units are provided, equipment for notification appliances may be located in the remote fire alarm control units. Work in existing facilities shall correspond in all respects with the existing conditions to which it connects, or to similar existing conditions, in materials, workmanship and finish. The Contractor shall ensure existing system remains active until new system has been installed, tested, and is ready to be placed in service. Remove of existing Fire Alarm, infrastructure. The work is to be done in a fully occupied Federal Building and Courthouse. Work is to be performed in a fashion that does not impact any of the tenants operations. The work will be performed at Burlington Federal Building in Burlington Vermont .Interested firms should provide sufficient information to allow informed evaluation and decision to ascertain if there is enough competition to solicit this requirement as either an: SDVO, EDWO, or HUBZone Small Business Set-aside. The estimated cost range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The NAICS code for this service is 238210. The Small Business Size standard is $15 MILLION. Please respond to the following questions by 4:00PM on October 17, 2014. Failure to answer any of these questions may result in your firm not being considered as part of this market research. 1. Identify past experience which demonstrates that your firm is qualified to perform this type of work. 2. If this procurement is set aside, will your firm submit an offer? Submitted documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining the potential capabilities of the respondent firms. This Sources Sought notice is for the purpose of determining the availability of Contractors and not a request forcompetitive proposals. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No solicitation or specifications are available at this time. When and if a solicitation is issued, it will be issued under a different solicitation number at a later time. If you are not interested in this specific project, please indicate the type of work, the location of the work, and dollar range you would be interested in for future procurement opportunities within New England.