N--Security System Installation

This solicitation, numbered 140P8326Q0045, is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5 for the installation of a commercial-grade intrusion detection system at the John Day Fossil Beds Maintenance Shop in Kimberly, Oregon, with a performance period from August 7, 2026, to December 15, 2026. The work includes the design and installation of a fully integrated alarm system with one intrusion control panel, one keypad, contacts on four exterior personnel doors, three heavy-duty overhead-door contacts, eight office-window contacts, a glass-break detector if required, and a supervised communication pathway linked to the Government’s existing central station monitoring service. All equipment and system components must remain functionally and physically separate from the existing fire alarm system, except for code-required life-safety interfaces. The offeror must provide a lump sum price covering all labor, materials, tools, equipment, mobilization, insurance, overhead, profit, and contract administration, and the award will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis using the SF 1442 form under simplified acquisition procedures as outlined in FAR Part 13.106. All offerors must be registered active small businesses in SAM.gov with current annual representations and certifications, including specific compliance with FAR clauses 52.204-24, 52.204-29, and 52.225-9, and must comply with Buy American and Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act requirements. The solicitation requires submission of completed Attachment 5 forms, including Price Schedule, Relevant Experience, and Technical Approach, and mandates that all responses be emailed to Suellen_Mayo@ios.doi.gov by the extended deadline of August 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. PDT, with the solicitation number in the subject line. Evaluation will consider price, relevant experience—including prior projects involving similar security systems—and past performance on similar contracts within the past five years. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon wage rates for Grant County, Oregon, provide a site-specific safety and health plan approved by the COR, maintain workers’ compensation insurance under Oregon law, and carry performance and alternative payment protection bonds. Upon award, the contractor must submit daily logs to the Contracting Officer, adhere to strict acceptance procedures requiring 100% pretesting of all components, demonstrate successful signal transmission to the Government’s monitoring provider, and ensure