Fire and Emergency Response Services

The contract for Fire and Emergency Response Services, issued by the General Services Administration under solicitation number 47PG5426Q0002, is a firm-fixed price award with a five-year base period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2031, and includes options to extend the term by up to four additional one-year periods, for a maximum total duration of five years. Performance is required at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building and related facilities in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, with the contractor responsible for providing full-time, dedicated personnel stationed at a permanent fire facility within 10 miles of the site. The contractor must guarantee an 8-minute or less response time to emergencies, maintain multiple access routes to the building complex, and ensure all personnel are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents with completed criminal background checks and FEMA NIMS training. The contract requires compliance with the Service Contract Act, applicable federal wage determinations, and strict information security standards under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 793, 794, and 798, with prohibitions against disclosing contract-related information. Invoicing procedures are specified for two distinct service types—with annual stand-by fees remitted to GSA Finance in Fort Worth, Texas, and emergency dispatch charges sent to the Fort Snelling office. The contract includes no set-aside provisions and is open to all offerors, though socioeconomic status certification is requested. Evaluation for award will be based solely on total evaluated price, with no other technical or past performance factors considered, making price the decisive element in determining best value. The contractor must provide ten free false alarm responses annually and adhere to packaging and labeling requirements that prohibit CUI markings on exterior packages, mandate tracked shipping with delivery confirmation, and require recipient identification through official business identifiers. Pricing details remain blank in the contract’s pricing table, and no estimated contract value is provided due to the absence of unit prices or ceiling amounts. Contract administration is overseen by the GSA’s Office of Acquisition Management, West Branch D, with a designated point of contact for solicitation inquiries and an inspection point of contact at the performance site, though the assigned COR and COTR have not been named at this time.