SOQ-290-26 - Fire Safety Services for BCHA

The Housing Authority is soliciting qualified and licensed Contractors to provide comprehensive fire protection inspection, testing, certification, monitoring, maintenance, and repair services for residential, administrative, and commercial facilities located throughout Housing Authority-managed properties. Services shall ensure all fire protection systems remain fully operational, code compliant, and properly documented in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, equipment, tools, testing devices, permits, transportation, materials, documentation, and incidentals necessary to perform the required services.If you have any questions about the Boulder County procurement process, please email procurement@bouldercounty.gov.Submittal InstructionsAmericans with Disabilities Act and Equal Opportunity Notice

Commodity Codes

• Commodity Codes: NIGP 340 Fire Protection Equipment And Supplies NIGP 910 Building Maintenance, Installation And Repair Services NIGP 990 Security, Fire, Safety, And Emergency Services (Including Disaster Document Recovery) NIGP 992 Testing And Calibration Services NIGP 34015 Fire and Medical Alert Systems NIGP 34016 Fire Alarm Systems, Power Sirens, and Controls NIGP 34028 Fire Extinguishers, Rechargers, and Parts NIGP 34029 Fire Extinguisher Systems, Complete, All Types (See Item 28 for Individual Extinguishers) NIGP 34036 Fire Pump, Back Carrying Type NIGP 34038 Fire-Stop Equipment, Materials, Including Parts and Accessories NIGP 34040 Fire Suppression Hand Tools: Fire Axe, Fire Rack, Fire Swatter, etc. NIGP 90630 Fire Protection, Architectural Services NIGP 91023 Firestop Systems, Including Installation and Fireproofing Services NIGP 92539 Fire Protection Engineering NIGP 93609 Alarm Equipment, Fire, etc. Maintenance and Repair NIGP 93632 Fire Fighting Equipment Maintenance and Repair NIGP 93633 Fire Protection Equipment and Systems Including Fire Hydrants, Fire Sprinkler Systems, Smoke Detectors, Jaws of Life, Fire Protection Material Treatment, Firestop and Fire Barriers, etc. Inspection, Maintenance and Repair NIGP 93634 Fire Extinguisher Maintenance, Including Recharging and Repair NIGP 95244 Fire Fighting and Prevention Services, Buildings, Homes, etc., (See 990-43 for Oil and Gas Well Fires) NIGP 98138 Fire Protection Systems and Supplies Rental or Lease NIGP 99005 Alarm Services NIGP 99042 Fire Alarm and Safety Services, Including Installation of Equipment NIGP 99050 Installation of Security and Alarm Equipment

Events & Timeline

Requested Information

Note: Template files for the items below (BidTables, Questionnaires) are available in the Attachments section of this opportunity.

Public Notices

Name Type # Files Requirement Please acknowledge you have read the Americans with Disabilities Act and Equal Opportunity Notice linked in the Project Description Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Are you authorized to bid on your company's behalf? Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required The cost must be exclusive of any federal or state taxes, because Boulder County is tax exempt. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Are you a current employee of Boulder County? Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Vendor confirms that it will disclose to the Chief Financial Officer any conflict of interest that it may have with any County employee, including but not limited to financial or familial relationships with county employees.  The Chief Financial Officer can be reached at finance@bouldercounty.gov Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Are you requesting any changes to the proposed contract? If yes, please identify the paragraph and language and upload a redlined version. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Can you obtain and show proof of required insurance if awarded the project and prior to entering into the contract? You will be required to email, on an annual basis, an up-to-date certificate of insurance showing proof of all required insurance. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Boulder County Discretion: You acknowledge that Boulder County awards projects in conformance with its Procurement Policies and Procedures. Boulder County may reject any or all proposals and is not required to provide an award for any given project. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Proposer Assumes Risk: You acknowledge that you are expected to examine all documents included in this request and failure to do so is solely at your own risk and failure to respond with all required information may result in a rejection of your proposal or bid. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Colorado Sunshine Laws: You acknowledge that responses submitted to this solicitation and any resulting contract are subject to the provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act, 24-72-201 et seq., C.R.S., as amended. Any restrictions on the use or inspection of material contained within the bid or resulting contract should be clearly stated in the bid and contract itself. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Identification of confidential/proprietary information: Separate and clearly identify any confidential or proprietary information from the rest of your submission. Bids that do not identify confidential/proprietary information may be released in their entirety. Pricing totals contained in a bid are not considered confidential. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Do you customarily keep line-item pricing information, such as the information being submitted with this proposal, confidential or closely-held? Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required You acknowledge that the Boulder County Attorney’s Office retains sole authority for determining whether the Colorado Open Records Act requires or permits Boulder County to disclose proposal or bid documents, or any information contained therein, pursuant to an open records request. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Non-Federal Public Works Projects: You acknowledge that pursuant to Colorado law (House Bill 1292), in any bidding process for public works in which a bid is received from a non-resident bidder who is from a state that provides a percentage bidding preference, a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that bidder. Bidders may obtain additional information from the Department of Personnel’s website: http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required County Changes to Solicitation Materials: You acknowledge that the County will only make any interpretation, correction or change of the solicitation documents by written Addendum. You acknowledge that interpretations, corrections or changes of the solicitation documents made in any other manner are not binding and you may not rely on them. The County’s Representative will not be responsible for oral clarification. Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required Please acknowledge that you have reviewed the addenda(s). Data Type: Yes/No N/A Required

Attachments

• 1._Specifications.pdf
• 5._Exhibit_A_Ins_Requirements_BCHA_Fire_Safety_Contract_2460.pdf
• Solicitation_of_Qualifications_-_Short-List_Arrangement.pdf
• 3._BCHA_Fire_Safety_Services_Fee_Schedule.xlsx
• Vendor_Information_for_Bonfire_-_Fillable.pdf
• 2._Evaluation_Criteria.pdf
• 4._BCHA_New_Services_Contract_Template-May_2024.docx