Supply and Installation of Fire and Life Safety Systems - IDIQ

WMATA currently owns and operates rail stations, parking garages, rail yards, bus garages, and miscellaneous buildings/facilities. Most of these facilities are equipped with a fire alarm system that needs to be upgraded. Other miscellaneous facilities are provided with Halon fire extinguishing systems that need to be removed. Miscellaneous facilities require extended or new fire sprinkler systems. Existing fire alarm systems will need to be decommissioned and removed after the acceptance of new systems. WMATA developed fire protection statement of work documents for each facility, that include a 50% level of design for a complete operational fire protection system that supports WMATA's operational functions. This is an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the supply, installation and/or configuration of fire protection systems to include, but not limited to, fire alarm, fire sprinkler systems, Halon extinguishing system and associated architectural, electrical, mechanical, civil work and AutoCAD Work. The scope of this contract is to provide the Authority all necessary management, supervision and technical personnel, tools, materials and equipment, site surveys, detailed design, permitting, installation, programming, design support, testing, warranty repair, identification, and as-built documentation for all fire protection systems as required per WMATA provided drawings (except as may be expressly set forth in the resulting IDIQ contract/task order(s)) and otherwise do all things necessary for, or incidental to, providing the services and items for the resulting IDIQ contract and task order(s). The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and supplies (except as may be expressly set forth in the resulting IDIQ contract/task order(s)) and otherwise do all things necessary for, or incidental to, providing the services and items for the resulting IDIQ contract and task order(s). All information and documentation developed by the Contractor under this contract shall be the property of the Authority and provided upon request at anytime during, at the end and after the end contract. The Authority reserves the right to accomplish these installation tasks outside of this contractual vehicle if it is determined to be in the best interests of the Authority. The Contractor shall provide their best practice solution and continuous process improvement strategies as part of their performance which at times may include acquiring assets, equipment, tools, and resources which shall be at the expense of the Contractor. The majority of the systems to be installed are fire alarm, detection and notification systems, based on a UTC EST3 notification devices and components. Work involved under this contract will include, but not be limited to, installing fire alarm control panels, fire annunciator panels, power supply panels, amplifiers, smoke detectors, duct smoke detectors, heat detection, gas detection, manual pull stations, monitor and control modules, horn strobes, and speaker strobes. The EST3 panels may be required communicate with WMATA's three central monitoring supervising stations at CTF and JBG via the (DTS and Notifier Uninet) and CTF, JBG and SOC via the EST Fire Works System. Circuit breakers for electrical power and demolition of existing fire alarm, associated HVAC interfaces will also be required. Fiber optic and copper cable circuits will be used to network fire alarm systems in various locations. Specific requirements will be identified in individual task orders. Complete fire sprinkler systems, private fire service mains, and their appurtenances shall also be installed as indicated on the drawings. Additionally Halon Extinguishing systems shall be removed as indicated on the supplied drawings. Halon value per lb of Agent recovered shall be credited back to WMATA. All work locations are within the WMATA area of responsibility within the Washington, DC Metro Area. Specific locations will be identified in individual task orders. Attached as part of this solicitation are documents outlining the requirements for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program: The DBE requirement goal for this contract is 21% unless a good faith waiver is requested and approved. For the purpose of clarifying the terms, conditions, and requirements of this Request for Proposal, a pre-proposal conference will be held to respond to questions by interested offerors. This pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00 a.m on October 15, 2012, in the Lobby Level Meeting Room of the WMATA Jackson Graham Building, 600 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. A site visit at the Alexandria Yard will be conducted at 2:00 pm the same day. The purpose of this conference will be to answer questions regarding, or requests for clarifications of the solicitation documents. Contractor attendance shall be limited to no more than two (2) attendees per contractor. It is requested that offerors submit their questions in writing whether in advance of the meeting or during the meeting. Questions from the floor, however, are permissible. All questions concerning the terms, conditions, and requirements of this Request for Proposal must be received by the Contracting Officer in writing no later than ten (10) calendar days before the date for receipt of proposals. The full RFP package can be accessed at the following link: http://www.wmata.com/business/procurement_and_contracting/solicitations/view.cfm?solicitation_id=3008