**UPDATE SITE VISIT INFO** US Coast Guard TRACEN Petaluma, CA - Troubleshoot Fire Alarm System Panels
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This solicitation, numbered 61200PR260031694, is a request for quotation issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial services to troubleshoot and resolve fire alarm panel trouble codes at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma, California. The procurement is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 561621 and a small business size standard of $25.0 million, and it requires offers to be submitted electronically as three distinct volumes: pricing, technical approach, and past performance records. The contract will be awarded on a best value basis, evaluating technical capability, past performance, and price equally, with the government reserving the right to award without discussions and to reject any or all offers if in the public interest. The work involves inspecting and repairing Siemens XLS fire alarm panels at two specific buildings on base, with performance limited to 45 calendar days from award and a required written report submitted no later than 10 days after completion. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management and submit current Unique Entity Identifiers, comply with all applicable representations and certifications including those related to child labor, convict labor, prohibited payments, and cybersecurity awareness training, and meet the requirement for NICET Level 2 or C10 certified personnel with minimum two years of experience in fire detection systems. The contract is firm-fixed-price, requiring all unit prices to be clearly stated with $0.00 used only to indicate services rendered at no charge; blank or incompletely filled prices render offers unacceptable. Offers must be submitted to Julian Plaut via email no later than July 17, 2026 at 1900 Eastern Time, with the solicitation number included in the subject line. Submissions must conform to strict formatting requirements, including a 30-page technical proposal with 12-point font, and include two relevant past performance contracts with full contact and performance details. The government will evaluate proposals for reasonableness and realism, and payment will be processed electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, with mandatory IT security training due within 30 days of award.
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Petaluma, CA, 94952, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
This is a solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 61200PR0031694 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), request to troubleshoot and resolving fire alarm panel trouble codes.
This acquisition IS set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 Effective Date 03/13/2026.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561621 with a small business size standard of $25.0M. Product Service Code is J063.
Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include—
(1) The solicitation number.
(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror.
(3) The Offeror’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2
(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and
(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.
Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma, located at 599 Tomales Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952, is seeking a qualified fire system technician to troubleshoot and resolve fire alarm panel trouble codes
Offerors are required to provide prices for all items/CLINs. A zero-dollar figure ($0.00) unit price means the offeror shall provide the service/supply at no charge to the Government. Unit prices left blank or annotated with something other than a dollar figure will be considered unacceptable.
Reference Attached Statement of Work in Solicitation 61200PR0031694
Period Of Performance:
Place of Performance: The primary place of performance will be U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma, located at 599 Tomales Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952
Basis for Award
Award will be made to the quoter whose quotation offers the best value to the government, considering technical capability, past performance, and price.
The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria:
Technical Capability:
The Government will evaluate the offeror’s technical capability to perform the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). This includes the offeror’s ability to conduct fire system maintenance to troubleshoot and resolve fire alarm panel trouble codes. The evaluation will consider the offeror’s approach to fire system maintenance to troubleshoot and resolve fire alarm panel trouble codes, including their understanding of the scope, tasks, and performance standards. Proposals must demonstrate a clear and comprehensive plan for fulfilling all contract requirements.
Past Performance:
The Government will assess the offeror’s past performance in conducting fire system maintenance to troubleshoot and resolve fire alarm panel trouble codes. The evaluation will consider the quality, timeliness, and reliability of previous contract performance, as determined through references or other available information. Offerors with a proven record of successful performance in comparable contracts will be viewed more favorably.
Price:
Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed Firm Fixed Price for all labor, materials, equipment, and services required to fulfill the SOW. The Government will consider whether the price is fair and reasonable in relation to the technical capability and past performance of the offeror. While price is an important factor, it will be considered in conjunction with the other evaluation criteria to determine the overall best value to the Government.
A quote must comply in all aspects with the requirements and conditions set forth in this RFQ; a quote must meet or exceed all mandatory RFQ requirements. If an Offeror takes exception to any of the terms and conditions of the RFQ or fails to meet any of the requirements of the RFQ, then the Government may consider the quote unacceptable
A Firm-Fixed Price contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer fully conforms to this solicitation and is determined to be the most advantageous, considering price and other factors.
The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.
The anticipated award date is 10 days after solicitation closing date. Only one purchase order is anticipated resulting from this RFQ, however the Government reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or eliminate various aspects of the requirement determined to be too costly or impractical prior to award.
The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at acquisition.gov.
Offerors must complete entity-level representations and certifications online in the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management –Registration.
All quoters must submit the following:
VOLUME 1: Price Section A: Pricing shall be submitted as requested for the listed Supplies/Services. Total price will be evaluated by the Government. Proposed price should reflect a clear understanding of the requirements, is consistent with the various elements of the offer.
VOLUME 2: Section A Technical Proposal: Offeror shall submit company's detailed technical approach and methodology for completing all requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). The Technical Volume shall not exceed thirty (30) pages in length, with a minimum 12-point font. Page limitation includes any drawings, charts, pictures, etc., and excludes section dividers, table of contents, figures/tables, glossary of terms and cross-referencing indices and resumes -all of which are not considered content pages.
VOLUME 3: Past Performance Record: Offerors shall provide contract data for two (2) relevant contracts that the offeror is currently performing or has completed during the last five (5) years. The following information shall be included:
Contractor Name and Contract Number; Customer points of contact (minimum of two; provide name, telephone number, fax number and e-mail addresses); Length of contract to include Period of Performance (dates); Initial Contract Price; Description of product/service provided (include sufficient detail to demonstrate similarities and dissimilarities to the requirements of this solicitation)
All quotes must be emailed to Julian Plaut via email to SMB-FORCECOM-049@uscg.mil
and shall be received no later than July 2, 2026 1500 Eastern Time. Late submissions will be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(c).
All email quotes must have Solicitation Number 61200PR260031694 in the subject of the email.