H312--Fire System Inspection & Testing
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0330 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
RESPONSE: Per NFPA 25 13.4.5.2.2.2 a full trip test of dry systems is required every three years, and an air leakage test of dry systems every three years per NFPA 13.4.5.2.9.� for the following buildings.� Years for testing shall be Base Year FY26, and Option Year 3 FY29. Building 14 Building 22/69 Building 49 Building 60 Building 128 Building 129 Building 130 Building 131 (This is in SOW, written this way, for the full dry trip test).� (This is not in the SOW but NFPA 25 states)- 13.4.3.2.3- During the years when full flow testing in accordance with 13,4,4,2,2 is not required, the Preaction … (show all)
valve shall be trip tested with the control valve partially open. As far as the quarterly, semi-annual, annual testing it would make no sense to do a quarterly test, then right after doing a semi-annual test, then right after doing an annual test performing the same test on the same visit. � Unless mistaken, there are no tests that would be a quarterly test, and a semi-annual test, and/or an annual test. REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION: 1. Inspection Frequency Overlap (Quarterly, Semi-Annual, Annual) The CLIN structure appears to define inspection frequencies as separate and cumulative as follows: Annual = 1 occurrence Semi-Annual = 2 occurrences Quarterly = 4 occurrences However, per NFPA, these inspection intervals are not additive, but rather inclusive, where higher frequency inspections (quarterly) inherently satisfy the requirements of lower frequency intervals (semi-annual and annual). Concern: The current structure appears to require performance and pricing of: 4 quarterly inspections PLUS 2 semi-annual inspections PLUS 1 annual inspection This results in 7 total inspection events annually, which exceeds NFPA requirements and standard industry practice.� Per NFPA guidelines exclusively the following is the standard: Fire Alarm Systems: 2 Inspections per year Annual Semi-Annual Fire Sprinkler Systems: 4 Inspections per year Annual Quarterly 1 Semi-Annual Quarterly 2 Kitchen Hoods: 2 Inspections per yer Annual Semi-Annual 2. Dry Pipe Trip Testing (3-Year Frequency) The CLIN structure includes dry pipe valve trip testing in: Base Year All Option Years Per NFPA 25, dry pipe valve trip testing is required once every 3 years, not annually. Concern: Including this requirement in every contract year appears to conflict with NFPA 25 and may result in: Unnecessary system disruption Increased wear on equipment Inflated pricing Request for Clarification: Should dry pipe trip testing be performed strictly on a 3-year cycle (e.g., Base Year and Option Year 3)? Or is the Government requiring annual trip testing regardless of NFPA guidance?
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same NAICS 561621.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $21K to $66K, median $42K; range $12K to $524K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP · $JCI · $24.4B | 2 | $101K | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Azimuth Contracting, LLC | 1 | $524K | Jun 11, 2025 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC · $JCI · $24.4B | 1 | $259K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| FMB FLYBOARD LLC | 1 | $70K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| SCDATACOM, LLC | 1 | $62K | Mar 26, 2026 |
| SYSTEC LTD | 1 | $36K | Jun 27, 2025 |
| BHPE LLC | 1 | $29K | Jan 29, 2025 |
| LIFE SAFETY SERVICES LLC | 1 | $13K | Apr 15, 2026 |
| CAM-DEX CORPORATION | 1 | $12K | May 21, 2026 |
| STERILECO LLC | 1 | $12K | Jul 15, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $JCI reported $24.4B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $42K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jun 1, 2026FMB FLYBOARD LLC$70KJ012--Base +Plus 4 - Fire Extinguisher Inspection Service (556) 556C60150No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026CAM-DEX CORPORATION$12KH263--(Base year) Danville, IL VA Top Door Alarm Annual InspectionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 15, 2026LIFE SAFETY SERVICES LLC$13KH312--NEW Fire and Smoke Dampers Reinspection and Repair Danville, VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 26, 2026SCDATACOM, LLC$62K6350--550-26-2-829-0204 LYNX Panic Alarm Notification System UpgradeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC$259KJ063--Facility Security UpgradesMateriality: <0.01% of $JCI revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 15, 2025STERILECO LLC$12KH363--Fire Alarm Server SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 27, 2025SYSTEC LTD$36KH242--Fire Alarm System Maintenance-No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2025Azimuth Contracting, LLC$524KH312--BASE YEAR - FA Testing & Maintenance -AZIMUTH - 578C50179 - UCD 5/31/2030 (VA-25-00012897)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 31, 2025JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP$42KJ042--Emergency NTP 578C50154 Fire Alarm Auto Dialer Repair Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center Hines, ILMateriality: <0.01% of $JCI revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 7, 2025JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP$60KJ042--Emergency 578C50138 Campus Fire Alarm Network Repairs Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center Hines, ILMateriality: <0.01% of $JCI revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $6K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.