N059 Fire Alarm Upgrade

United States has announced a tender invitation for the N059 Fire Alarm Upgrade, aimed at improving structural stability and addressing erosion concerns in the tender area. The tender is situated in United States, and it represents a key infrastructure initiative designed to enhance safety and environmental resilience. The tender is scheduled to close on 16 Oct 2026, giving interested contractors ample time to review requirements and submit their bids. The official tender notice number is not specified, while the WWW Reference Number is 14098009. Eligible bidders and organizations are encouraged to access the detailed tender documents and specifications to gain comprehensive information about project scope, eligibility criteria, and submission procedures.To download the complete tender documents, bidders are required to register on the website.

Tender Details

Title	N059 Fire Alarm Upgrade
WWT Ref No	14098009
Tender No	36C24126Q0760
Country	United States
Financer Name	Self-Funded
Summary	The Department Of Veterans Affairs Networking Contracting Office Nco 01 Located In Brockton Ma Intends To Enter A Sole Source Procurement Pursuant To The Authority Of Far 6 302 1 With Encore Holdings Llc For The Following Requirement Statement Of Work Sow Background The Vamc Brockton Campus Operates An Edwards Est 3 Fire Alarm Network That Supports Life Safety Monitoring Campus Fire Alarm Annunciation Remote Annunciation Sprinkler And Control Point Reporting Notification Appliances And Associated Interfaces The Existing Est 3 Platform Is Aged And Obsolete Place Of Performance 940 Belmont Street Brockton Ma Objective The Objective Of This Requirement Is To Furnish All Labor Supervision Programming Materials Tools Equipment Project Management Testing Documentation And Training Required To Transition The Vamc Brockton Campus Fire Alarm Network From The Existing Edwards Est 3 Platform To An Edwards Est 4 Networked Platform While Maintaining Required Fire Alarm Coverage And Minimizing Impairment Duration Applicable Standards And Requirements Work Shall Comply With Applicable Federal State Local Va Vha Joint Commission Osha And Authority Having Jurisdiction Requirements Including The Latest Adopted Editions Applicable To This Facility At A Minimum Work Shall Be Performed In Accordance With The Following As Applicable Nfpa 70 National Electrical Code Nfpa 72 National Fire Alarm And Signaling Code Nfpa 101 Life Safety Code Nfpa 25 Where Sprinkler Supervisory And Waterflow Interfaces Are Affected Va Vha Life Safety Interim Life Safety Measures Cybersecurity Infection Control And Facility Access Requirements Manufacturer Requirements For Edwards Est 4 Hardware Programming Fireworks Integration And Compatible Siga Field Devices Scope Of Work The Contractor Shall Provide A Complete Operational Tested Documented And Accepted Edwards Est 4 Upgrade Of The Existing Brockton Campus Fire Alarm Network The Scope Includes But Is Not Limited To The Following Work Elements Project Management And Coordination Conduct A Kickoff Meeting With Va Engineering Safety It Police Dispatch Clinical Stakeholders As Needed The Va Fiber Contractor If Applicable And The Contracting Officer Representative Cor Develop And Maintain A Project Schedule Identifying Submittal Dates Material Procurement Programming Milestones Outage Cutover Windows Fiber Demarcation Coordination Testing Training And Closeout Coordinate All Work Affecting Fire Alarm Service System Monitoring Fireworks Master Box Monitoring Paths Network Drops Building Access And Any Life Safety Impairment With The Va Before Work Begins Submit A Written Cutover Plan Before Any Node Panel Annunciator Or Network Segment Is Taken Offline The Plan Shall Identify Expected Downtime Temporary Monitoring Method Notifications Responsible Parties Rollback Steps And Acceptance Testing Sequence Coordinate With Va It Staff For Fireworks Integration Ip Network Drops Cybersecurity Review Firewall Modules And Any Network Connected Components Required For The Est 4 Platform Provide Manufacturer Certified Project Supervision And Programming Support Throughout The Project Est 3 To Est 4 Programming Migration Pre Program And Transition The Existing Edwards Est 3 Fire Alarm Program Database Into An Edwards Est 4 Architecture For The Existing Campus Fire Alarm Network Use Qualified Edwards Est 4 Factory Trained Programming Personnel Complete Pre Programming Off Site To The Maximum Practical Extent And Have The Est 4 Program Ready For Integration After Hardware Upgrades Are Completed Replicate Any Approved Changes Made To The Est 3 Program Before Implementation Into The Est 4 Program Before Cutover Perform Program Verification Input Output Mapping Matrix Verification Cause And Effect Review Fireworks Point Mapping And Device Zone Nodal Naming Verification Before Final Acceptance Testing Hardware Replacement And Installation Decommission And Replace Existing Est 3 Internal Fire Alarm Panel Components That Must Be Replaced As Part Of The Est 4 Upgrade Furnish And Install Edwards Est 4 Networked Platform Components Panel Hardware Power Supplies Network Cards Modules Enclosures Batteries And Accessories Required For A Complete Operational System Replace All Existing Remote Annunciators And Backboxes In Their Existing Locations With Compatible Est 4 Units New Units May Differ In Size From Existing Units Contractor Shall Identify Any Surrounding Finish Impacts Before Installation Reuse Existing Field Wiring Initiating Devices Notification Appliances Sprinkler Suppression Interface Points And Siga Addressable Devices Where Compatible And Functional Label New And Replaced Components Update Panel Directories And Provide Device Node Identifiers Consistent With The Accepted Program And Testing Documents Protect Existing Finishes Equipment Patient Care Areas And Building Systems Cutting Patching And Painting Are Excluded Unless Separately Authorized In The Final Contract Field Device And System Integration Integrate All Existing Addressable Initiating Devices Notification Devices Sprinkler Points Control Points Audio Visual Devices And Field Wiring Into The Est 4 Platform To The Extent They Are Compatible And Functional Maintain Existing Fire Alarm Sequence Of Operations Unless Changes Are Approved In Writing By The Va Integrate The Upgraded System With The Existing Fireworks System And Campus Monitoring Architecture Advanced Scheduling With Va Staff And It Staff Is Required Verify Interfaces To Supervisory Circuits Waterflow Tamper Devices Elevator Recall Shunt Trip Interfaces Hvac Shutdown Door Release Smoke Control Or Other Building Systems Where Such Interfaces Are Part Of The Existing Fire Alarm Sequence Replacement Of Field Devices Node To Node Rewiring Correction Of Existing Wiring Defects And Correction Of Pre Existing System Troubles Are Excluded Unless Separately Authorized By The Contracting Officer Brockton Fiber Coordination And Network Stability Review The Existing Facp Node Fiber Terminations And Identify Any Fiber Demarcation Conditions That Could Affect Est 4 Network Stability Coordinate With The Va And Va Fiber Contractor Regarding Local Demarcation Panels Adjacent To Each Facp Fiber Patch Cords Within Each Panel Enclosure To Each Facp And Any Other Fiber Remediation Recommended Before Or During Est 4 Cutover Document Any Fiber Related Deficiencies Risks Or Recommended Actions Discovered During Planning Or Cutover Fiber Related Costs Fiber Installation Fiber Remediation And Third Party Fiber Contractor Work Are Excluded Unless Separately Authorized Do Not Proceed With Final Cutover Of Affected Facp Nodes Where Identified Fiber Conditions Create An Unacceptable Risk Of Network Instability Unless The Va Approves The Risk Mitigation Or Sequencing Plan Continuity Of Monitoring And System Impairment Control No Fire Alarm Panel Node Annunciator Or Monitoring Path Shall Be Removed From Service Until The Va Approves A Written Impairment Cutover Plan The Contractor Shall Support The Va In Identifying Temporary Measures Required To Maintain Monitoring Coverage During Each Cutover Window Temporary Cellular Dialer Or Similar Temporary Monitoring Measures Shall Be Used If Included In The Final Award Or Otherwise Authorized By The Contracting Officer The Contractor Shall Provide Advance Notice For All Impairments And Shall Not Leave A System Impaired Without Va Approval Fire Watch Is Excluded From The Base Proposal Unless Separately Authorized If Fire Watch Is Required By Va Or The Ahj The Va Will Establish The Fire Watch Approach Or Add It By Contract Action Testing Inspection And Acceptance After Hardware Installation And Programming Are Complete Perform 100 Percent Testing Of The Upgraded Fire Alarm System Testing Shall Include At A Minimum All Addressable Initiating Points Control Points Sprinkler Points Supervisory Points Notification Appliances Audio Visual Devices Remote Annunciators Power Supplies Batteries Fireworks Graphics Point Reporting Monitoring Outputs And Required Interfaces Provide Sufficient Technicians To Complete Acceptance Testing Efficiently While Minimizing Disruption To The Occupied Medical Campus Notify The Va Safety Office Engineering It Affected Building Occupants Monitoring Personnel And Other Stakeholders Before Testing Testing Shall Be Coordinated In Advance With The Cor Document All Passed Failed Tests Deficiencies Corrective Actions Retests And Final Acceptance Results Deficiencies Caused By Existing Field Devices Field Wiring Fiber Or Pre Existing Troubles Shall Be Identified Separately From Contractor Installation Deficiencies Final Acceptance Requires Successful Completion Of 100 Percent Functional Testing Receipt Of Required Documentation Va Cor Acceptance And Ahj Acceptance When Applicable Training And Closeout Provide Training To Va Engineering Safety And Other Designated Personnel On The Est 4 System Panel Operation Fireworks Functionality Alarm Supervisory Trouble Response Disabling Enabling Devices Global Disconnects And Routine Operator Functions Provide Closeout Documentation Final Programming Files Backups Record Drawings Point Lists Test Reports As Built Sequence Of Operations Manufacturer Literature Warranty Information And Contact Information For Service Support Provide Documentation Sufficient For Future Maintenance Troubleshooting And Competitive Support By Qualified Authorized Providers Where Manufacturer Restrictions Allow Contractor Qualifications Contractor Personnel Performing Programming Installation Testing And Troubleshooting Shall Be Factory Trained And Qualified For Edwards Est 3 Est 4 Fire Alarm Systems And Fireworks Integration As Applicable Contractor Shall Provide Proof Of Certifications And Qualifications For Personnel Performing System Programming And Acceptance Testing Upon Request Contractor Shall Comply With Va Access Identification Background Safety Infection Control And Work Notification Requirements Contractor Shall Provide Personnel Tools Test Equipment Ladders Lifts Programming Equipment And Manufacturer Software Hardware Required For The Work Work Hours And Scheduling Routine Work Is Anticipated Monday Through Friday 8 00 A M To 5 00 P M Excluding Federal Holidays Unless Otherwise Approved By The Va Outages Cutovers Testing And Work In Sensitive Clinical Or Operational Areas May Require After Hours Scheduling At The Direction Of The Va Overtime Is Excluded From The Proposal Unless Included In The Final Award Or Separately Authorized The Contractor Shall Coordinate All Work With The Cor And Shall Provide Advance Scheduling For Testing Fiber Demarcation Coordination And Cutover Activities The Naics Code For This Requirement Is 238210 The Vamc Brockton Campus Fire Alarm Network Is An Existing Edwards Est 3 Network Integrated With Campus Life Safety Operations Fireworks Monitoring Remote Annunciators Sprinkler Points Control Points Notification Appliances And Existing Addressable Siga Field Devices The Government Need Is Not Simply To Purchase Fire Alarm Equipment It Is To Safely Migrate An Occupied Healthcare Campus From An Obsolete Edwards Est 3 Network To The Manufacturer Successor Edwards Est 4 Network While Maintaining Life Safety Coverage Preserving Existing Field Device Compatibility And Reducing The Risk Of Outages Or Incompatible Programming The Existing Est 3 System Is Aged And Obsolete The Est 3 Platform Has Been Discontinued And That Obsolete Parts Are Difficult To Source With Some Critical Components Unavailable Entirely The Production Of The Est 3 Platform Concluded On December 31 2023 That No New Orders Were Accepted After That Date And That Replacement Parts Are Being Phased Out In Waves Continuing To Rely On Est 3 Exposes The Va To Increasing Risk That A Failed Panel Component Power Supply Annunciator Or Other Critical Component Cannot Be Promptly Replaced Potentially Impairing Fire Alarm Functionality In An Occupied Medical Campus An Edwards Est 4 Platform Is Required Because It Is The Successor Platform For The Existing Edwards Est 3 Network And Allows The Va To Reuse Compatible Existing Siga Field Devices And Field Wiring The Siga Series Field Devices Are Backward And Forward Compatible Allowing Reuse Of Existing Field Devices Use Of A Non Edwards Platform Would Require Redesign And Replacement Of Major Portions Of The Fire Alarm Infrastructure New Field Devices And Or Modules Extensive Rewiring Revised Fireworks Integration New Sequence Of Operations Re Commissioning And Additional Outages That Approach Would Substantially Increase Cost Schedule Risk And Disruption Compared With The Est 4 In Kind Successor Platform Conversion Encore Has Existing Familiarity With The Va Boston Edwards Fire Alarm Systems Campus Fireworks Configuration Panel Histories Deficiencies Va Safety Engineering Coordination Procedures And The Active Service Programming Environment This Work Requires Pre Programming And Transition Of The Existing Est 3 Fire Alarm Program To Est 4 By Encore Lead Programming Personnel With Any Changes To The Est 3 Program Before Implementation Replicated In The Est 4 Program That Requirement Makes Continuity Of Programming Knowledge And Current System Control Critical A Site Specific Fiber Issue That Must Be Coordinated During The Upgrade Existing Fiber Terminations At Each Facp Node Are Problematic And May Contribute To Network Instability On The Est 4 Network The Proposal Recommends That The Va Fiber Contractor Provide Local Demarcation Panels Adjacent To Each Facp With Patch Cords Into Each Facp Enclosure The Contractor Performing The Est 4 Upgrade Must Understand And Sequence This Fiber Demarcation Work With Panel Node Cutover Fireworks Integration And Acceptance Testing Encore Has Direct Knowledge Of The Current Fire Alarm Service Environment And Can Coordinate The Cutover Without Introducing Avoidable Responsibility Gaps Between The Incumbent Fire Alarm Service Provider And A Separate Upgrade Contractor Award To A Different Contractor Would Require The New Contractor To Obtain Or Recreate The Existing Est 3 Database Verify Every Device And Interface Learn The Va Campus Fireworks And Monitoring Architecture Develop A Cutover Strategy Without The Incumbent Service History Coordinate The Brockton Fiber Demarcation Issue And Coordinate Responsibility Boundaries With The Service Contractor During A Life Safety System Transition The Use Of A Separate Vendor Would Increase Operational Risk During Cutover Because The Service Contractor Would Remain Responsible For Fire Alarm Service Continuity While Another Contractor Altered The System Baseline This Requirement Is Not Based On Lack Of Advance Planning Or The Availability Of Funds It Is Driven By Technical Lifecycle Risk Discontinued Obsolete Est 3 Components Compatibility With The Existing Edwards Siga Fireworks Infrastructure The Brockton Facp Fiber Demarcation Issue And The Need To Safely Transition The Campus Fire Alarm Network While Maintaining Fire Alarm Coverage In A Healthcare Environment Encore Holdings Llc Dba Encore Fire Protection Encore Fire Protection Is The Only Firm Capable Of Providing The Supplies And Services Described Above Without The Veterans Health Administration Experiencing Substantial Duplication Of Cost That Could Not Be Expected To Be Recovered Through Competition And Unacceptable Delays In Fulfilling Its Requirements This Notice Of Intent Is Not A Solicitation Nor Is It A Request For Proposal However Interested Parties That Believe They Can Satisfy The Requirement Must Clearly Identify Their Capability To Do So In Writing By October 16 2026 At 12 Pm Est Time Response Should Be Sent To Issa Shawki At Issa Shawki Va Gov Information Submitted In Response To This Notice Will Be Used Solely To Determine Whether Competitive Procedures Could Be Used For This Acquisition A Determination Not To Open This Requirement To Competition Based Upon Responses To This Notice Is Solely Within The Discretion Of The Government

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16 Oct 2026

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01 Jan 0001

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