Fire Protection (Maintenance)
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The U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission is seeking a small business to perform annual inspection and maintenance services for 38 fire extinguishers at the Nogales Field Office in Rio Rico, Arizona. The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price award structured as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, with only eligible small businesses allowed to submit offers. Work must ensure all extinguishers are fully charged, accessible, compliant with safety standards, and operational to protect personnel and property. Offerors must submit detailed work plans and pricing for both the base year and all option years via email to adrian.knights@ibwc.gov before the September 3, 2026 deadline. Site visits are not mandatory but strongly recommended and must be scheduled through the POC. All proposals must include a valid Unique Entity Identifier and comply with applicable FAR clauses related to commercial services, payment processing, identity verification, environmental restrictions, and telecommunications prohibitions. Payment will be processed electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform, a secure system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and contractors must adhere to electronic invoicing requirements. Evaluation will prioritize technical acceptability, the quality of the proposed approach, and past performance, with awards made based on the most advantageous offer considering price and non-price factors. The Government retains the right to cancel the solicitation at any time without obligation to reimburse offerors for incurred costs. The contracting office is located in El Paso, Texas, but performance is exclusively at the Rio Rico, Arizona site. Offerors must confirm compliance with all representations and certifications outlined in the FAR, including those related to System for Award Management, accelerated payments for small businesses, and protection of government assets. Questions must be submitted via email before August 31, 2026, and only those received through this method will be addressed.
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Rio Rico, AZ, 85648, USASet-Aside
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The U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) requires annual inspection and maintenance services for 38 fire extinguishers located at the Nogales Field Office, 865 Rio Rico Industrial Park, Rio Rico, AZ 85648. Services shall ensure all extinguishers remain fully charged, accessible, compliant with applicable safety standards, and operational to safeguard personnel and property.
Type of Contract & Set‑Aside: A single Firm‑Fixed‑Price (FFP) contract will be awarded as a 100% Small Business Set‑Aside. Only offers from small businesses will be considered for this solicitation.
Only questions submitted via email to adrian.knights@ibwc.gov will be considered. Questions received from Offerors after on August 31, 2026 may not be responded to.
Offeror shall provide detailed plans for work quoted. Offers shall be emailed to adrian.knights@ibwc.gov before closing date.
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred as a result of this request for proposal.
Place of Performance: USIBWC Nogales Field Office 865 Rio Rico Industrial Park Rio Rico, AZ 85648–4063.
Instructions to Offerors: Offerors must: provide pricing for Base and all Option Years.
Refer to attached Statement of Work for description of the requirement to include dates and places of delivery, inspection, and acceptance.
The destination for FOB Destination shall be the Nogales Field Office.
Site Visit is not mandatory but highly encouraged. Please contact adrian.knights@ibwc.gov to schedule site visit.
Evaluation of Offer The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance.
Applicable FAR Clauses:
FAR 52.212‑1 – Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.212‑3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications
FAR 52.212‑4 – Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
FAR 52.223‑20, Aerosols
FAR 52.223‑21, Foams
FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management
FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel
FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services
FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Item
FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract
FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds
FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government building, equipment and vegetation
FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors
Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included with your offer.
Payment information:
The Contractor will be paid in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. Invoices will be submitted electronically via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).
The U.S. Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has transitioned to an electronic invoicing system. The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) is a secure, web-based system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency. Information concerning accessing the IPP system will be provided at time of award.
End of RFQ.
POC: Adrian Knights, adrian.knights@bwc.gov
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