International Boundary and Water Commission (US–Mexico) · INTERNAT. BOUNDARY AND WATER COMM.
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Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
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Compliance matrix
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Proposal outline
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Questions to submit
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FY26R3281011
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
541350
Product service code
H312
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-07
Response deadline
Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Rio Rico, AZ
Contracting contact
adrian.knights@ibwc.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 541350 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) requires annual inspection and maintenance services for 38 fire extinguishers located at the Nogales Field Office, 865 Rio Rico Industrial Park, Rio Rico, AZ 85648. Services shall ensure all extinguishers remain fully charged, accessible, compliant with applicable safety standards, and operational to safeguard personnel and property. Type of Contract & Set?Aside: A single Firm?Fixed?Price (FFP) contract will be awarded as a 100% Small Business Set?Aside. Only offers from small businesses will be considered for this solicitation. Only questions submitted via email to adrian.knights@ibwc.gov will be considered. Questions received from Offerors after on August 31, 2026 may not be responded to. Offeror shall provide detailed plans for work quoted. Offers shall be emailed to adrian.knights@ibwc.gov before closing date. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred as a result of this request for proposal. Place of Performance: USIBWC Nogales Field Office 865 Rio Rico Industrial Park Rio Rico, AZ 85648–4063. Instructions to Offerors: Offerors must: provide pricing for Base and all Option Years. Refer to attached Statement of Work for description of the requirement to include dates and places of delivery, inspection, and acceptance. The destination for FOB Destination shall be the Nogales Field Office. Site Visit is not mandatory but highly encouraged. Please contact adrian.knights@ibwc.gov to schedule site visit. Evaluation of Offer The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance. Applicable FAR Clauses: FAR 52.212?1 – Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.212?3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212?4 – Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services FAR 52.223?20, Aerosols FAR 52.223?21, Foams FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Item FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government building, equipment and vegetation FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included with your offer. Payment information: The Contractor will be paid in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. Invoices will be submitted electronically via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The U.S. Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has transitioned to an electronic invoicing system. The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) is a secure, web-based system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency. Information concerning accessing the IPP system will be provided at time of award. End of RFQ. POC: Adrian Knights, adrian.knights@bwc.gov
Contact
Point of contact
Adrian Knights
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
adrian.knights@ibwc.gov
Secondary
suzette.smith@ibwc.gov
Submit questions
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