H263--(Base year) Danville, IL VA Top Door Alarm Annual Inspection

The contract pertains to the annual inspection, maintenance, and certification of 43 top door alarms at Building 140 of the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, under a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with a base year running from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027. The work includes comprehensive testing, cleaning, recalibration, and functional evaluation of door alarms, strobe lights, key switches, audible alarms, door hardware, and header assemblies in full compliance with NFPA 101, NFPA 72, Joint Commission standards, MHEOCC, and ANSI/AAADM guidelines. Biannual replacement of backup batteries, generation of event log reports, and submission of a final PDF report detailing pass/fail outcomes, failures, and corrective actions are required deliverables. The contract includes four optional years, each extendable annually through May 31, 2031, with pricing based on the base year’s estimated $12,000, projecting a potential total value of $60,000 if all options are exercised. Performance is governed by strict compliance with Defense standards, notably MIL-STD-129 for packaging and marking, as specified in Attachment P07, and all contractor personnel must undergo personal identity verification in accordance with VA requirements. The contract mandates electronic invoicing through the Tungsten Network system and prohibits paper, fax, or email-based invoices. Contractor personnel must possess at least three years of specialized experience in top door alarm systems, including factory training and expertise in ligature-resistant products. All work must be scheduled in advance with the Contracting Officer’s Representative, and any reconditioning beyond the original scope requires prior written authorization. The contracting office, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, retains authority for award and administration, with Makena James serving as the primary Contract Specialist. Offerors are subject to mandatory representations under FAR 52.212-3, including UEI and CAGE code disclosure, size status certification, and compliance with prohibitions on Kaspersky Lab products, certain telecommunications equipment, and ByteDance-covered applications. Security, ethics, and compliance provisions such as contractor code of conduct, whistleblower protections, anti-trafficking requirements, and Buy American Act alternatives are fully incorporated. The evaluation focuses on technical quality, experience with assessed risk, price, and veterans involvement as a tiebreaker, with award determined on a trade-off basis—not