Fire Remediation

On Sunday, 17 May 2026, Facility 149 at the 117th ARW HQ in Birmingham, Alabama, suffered a fire during off-duty hours, triggering its sprinkler system and causing extensive water damage beyond the capacity of organic Civil Engineering resources. In response to this urgent, mission-critical event, the Department of Defense issued a non-competitive award under FAR 6.302-2 for unusual and compelling urgency to Wilson Recon DRT, LLC, operating as ServPro, to perform immediate emergency remediation. The contract, identified as W50S6M26PA013, was awarded as a firm fixed-price agreement totaling $35,000 for a single job focused on water extraction, drying, and restoration to prevent secondary hazards such as mold growth and structural compromise. The work was required to be completed by 16 June 2026 at the same location, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the destination under FOB Destination terms. The award was justified by the contractor’s proven local presence and rapid mobilization capability, with no competitive evaluation conducted. The contract incorporates standard FAR and DFARS clauses including payment mandates via Electronic Funds Transfer through Wide Area WorkFlow, compliance with cybersecurity safeguards under DFARS 252.204-7012, prohibitions on trafficking and inverted domestic corporations, and requirements for small business subcontractor payments. It is classified as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 236220, with the offeror self-certified as a small business, though no specific socio-economic designation was affirmed. Payment processing is managed by DFAS at Limestone, Maine, using the line of accounting code 057-2026-2026-3840-000-320-D-011R-57008711-387700-41A2-374436-320160. Contract administration is overseen by Contracting Officer William K. Hall at the W7MT USPFO Activity Alang 117, with no officially designated COR or COTR identified. No formal packaging, marking, or preservation requirements were specified, and while technical standards like IICRC or ANSI are implied for restoration practices, they are not explicitly cited. The contract does not include option periods, key personnel requirements,