Fire Alarm Suppression and Testing - Timber Lake Job Corps.

The contract is for comprehensive inspection and testing of fire alarm and fire suppression systems at the Timber Lake Job Corps Center in Estacada, Oregon, ensuring life safety systems remain fully operational to protect building occupants. The work includes functional verification of fire alarm control panels, initiating devices, notification appliances, sprinkler systems, fire pumps, and clean agent extinguishing systems, with testing conducted in accordance with industry standards such as NFPA 72 and NFPA 25. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price requirements contract with a base period and four one-year option periods, extending potentially up to five years under FAR 52.217-9, with an additional six-month extension possibility under FAR 52.217-8. All pricing details are left for offerors to provide, and the evaluation will follow a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach, prioritizing technically acceptable proposals with acceptable or neutral past performance before considering price. The contract requires strict adherence to federal regulations including the Certificate of Conformance under FAR 52.246-15, compliance with labor standards under the Service Contract Labor Standards and minimum wage requirements of Executive Order 14206, paid sick leave under EO 13706, and anti-discrimination and DEI compliance. All work must be performed on-site, and personnel must meet appearance and identification standards while being subject to government security exclusions. Offerors must submit three distinct volumes—technical proposal, price proposal, and representations and certifications—via email by the June 2, 2026 deadline, with mandatory participation in a site visit on May 19, 2026. The contract is reserved exclusively for small businesses, and all proposers must have an active SAM registration. The USDA Forest Service manages the contract from its Lakewood, Colorado office, and the contracting officer is Darlene Chase, who will oversee delivery and acceptance of all inspection and testing activities.