Upgrade Fire Detection System at FDC Honolulu , Hawaii

2026-11-03

THIS IS ASOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE . THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS . A PRE - SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY . The Federal Bureau of Prisons ( FBOP ) anticipates the need for a firm - fixed - price construction contract for a project entitled “ Upgrade Fire Detection System ” at the Federal Detention Center ( FDC ) located in Honolulu , Hawaii . Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment ( see attached ) to Julie Bergami at jbergami @ bop . gov . Responses must be received no later than April 3 , 2026 . Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting ( must be logged - in to your vendor account ). FDC Honolulu is a Federally owned facility utilized for detention of both male and female occupants prior to and during court hearings as well as inmates serving sentences . Constructed in 1998 , FDC Honolulu is an 8 - story building with no basement level . The work included in this contract includes but is not limited to : New addressable , automatic and manual fire alarm system for entire building . The Contractor will provide detailed shop drawings , prepared as a delegated - design submittal , and sealed and signed by a qualified design professional ( NICET Level 3 minimum or Licensed Professional Engineer ). The system must include a voice evacuation system and smoke control system as an integral part of the fire alarm system . Voice evacuation speakers are required throughout every area that requires audible notification . Fire - fighters two - way communication system must be provided . Firefighter ’ s two - way communication phones must be provided throughout requires locations on every floor . Perform radio signal strength test in accordance with IFC510 . 4 in the location stipulated in IFC510 . 5 . 4 . The wiring system for this system must meet Level 3 Pathway Survivability , which will require 2 - hour rated cables inside metallic conduits in this sprinklered building . All other wiring must meet Level 1 Pathway Survivability . The new fire alarm system will be monitored and controlled using new UL listed central monitoring and control workstation desktop computer connected to the new fire alarm system network . The Control Room will be the location of the workstation and used as an on - premise proprietary monitoring station . Select floors will be equipped with a Fire Alarm Control Units ( FACU ). The FACUs will generally serve floors above or below the floor where FACU is located . Select floors will be equipped with one or more remote booster power supply ( NAC ) units and voice evacuation amplifiers for notification appliance circuits and smoke control power supply . All floors above Level 2 will be equipped with a remote annunciator at unit officer stations . The new fire alarm network , including voice evacuation system and two - way firefighters communication system , will be connected as a Class X system using copper . Two - way firefighters ’ communication system must meet Level 3 Pathway Survivability . All other wiring must meet Level 1 Pathway Survivability . Initiating circuits will be Class A . Each floor will have a combination of manual pull stations and automatic detectors . Notification circuits will be Class B . All areas must have complete notification appliance coverage throughout the building . Mechanical units , including roof top units and fan coil units , smoke dampers , fire smoke dampers shall be interfaced with fire alarm system , DDC for smoke control and fan shut down . The existing wiring and operations of smoke control shall be verified on site to ensure similar operation before demolition of devices . The new actuators , firestat , and relays shall be provided with new wiring . All fire sprinkler system risers flow and tamper switches will be interfaced with the fire alarm system . Post Indicator Valves ( PIV ) located on the exterior around the site will be interfaced with the fire alarm system . New underground conduit will be required for all PIV locations . Kitchen Fire Suppression ( Ansul ) systems will be interfaced with the Fire Alarm System . Other Fire Suppression systems , i . e . storage units with chemical or pre - action systems , will be interfaced with the Fire Alarm System . Programming and configuration of the fire alarm network , central monitoring and control workstation , fire alarm control units and all associated devices and equipment . Testing , inspection and commissioning of the entire system and all associated devices and equipment . New 20A , 120V circuit breakers and power branch circuits from existing power panelboards to supply FACU and NAC units in each floor . While there are some ceiling and side access panels and hatches available , the ceiling space is congested with existing utilities in many locations . Contractor will be responsible for cutting / patching of ceilings and walls will be required to install new conduit and wiring in existing ceiling spaces . It is expected that hazardous material , including but not limited to , lead - based paints and asbestos will be present at the site . Contractor is responsible for avoiding disruptions to the hazardous material where possible . Where disruption is necessary , provide mitigation as required to complete the scope of work . Many of the walls are CMU / Concrete construction which will require core drilled penetrations to run the new conduit system . Certifications by Contractor ’ s design professional stating that the installation was completed based on the detailed shop drawings and meets all applicable Code requirements and regulations . Upon completion of the project electronic file shall be provided including updated CAD files . Access to the attachments will require an active https :// sam . gov vendor registration ( login ). These documents are controlled documents in SAM . gov and require approval in SAM . gov to access them . The controlled documents will not be emailed . If you encounter problems accessing these documents , please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866 - 606 - 8220 . Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management ( SAM ) at https :// sam . gov . Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) Deviation 36 . 101 - 3 , the estimated magnitude of this project is between $ 5 , 000 , 000 and $ 10 , 000 , 000 . The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS ) code applicable to this requirement is 238210 ( Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors ) with a corresponding small business size standard of $ 19 million . The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project . Your business size metrics information entered in your https :// sam . gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above ( see provision 52 . 219 - 1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your https :// sam . gov registration ). Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment ( see attached ) to Julie Bergami at jbergami @ bop . gov . Responses must be received no later than April 3 , 2026 . Interested contractors are also requested to respond to this notice by adding their business names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https :// sam . gov ( must be logged in to your vendor account ). Please add your business nameonlyifyou are interested in submitting a bid as aPrime contractorand are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project . This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for theentiretyof the project . The FBOP does not award subcontracts . Subcontracts ( if applicable / necessary ) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor . The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors . The pre - solicitation synopsis ( to be posted at a later date ) will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity . Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor https :// sam . gov for all future updates .

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