Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
12639526Q0210
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
238220
Product service code
Y1JZ
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Aug 25, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Edinburg, TX
Contracting contact
james.g.roloff@usda.gov
Market intelligence
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Due to a recent fire in building 6418 at Moore Air Base, Texas, a wet fire suppression system is needed. Building 6418 was constructed in the early 1980s with no fire suppression initially. Contractor shall provide design/as-built drawings submittals and installation of a new retrofitted system. The system shall be a turnkey project encompassing everything needed to have a fully functioning fire suppression system. Solicitation documents are posted below. NOTE: For those wishing to attend the site visit, please send names of attendees to james.g.roloff@usda,gov. A valid drivers license or state ID is required. Amendment 1 is posted below. RFI: Does Building 6418 currently have an existing fire alarm panel/system that the sprinkler monitoring would tie into? If so, could you please provide the panel/system type, make/model, or any available details needed for a sprinkler monitoring quote? The fire panels are old and obsolete. They will be replaced at another time, but the new sprinkler system must be able to connect to a fire panel in the future. No monitoring is needed. The sign-in sheet for the site visit is posted below. Building drawings posted below. RFIs and responses posted below. Amendment 2 is posted below. It extends the closing date. Amendment 3 is posted below. It extends the closing date. Additional RFIs and responses posted below. Amendment 4 is posted below.
Contact
Point of contact
Jim Roloff
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
james.g.roloff@usda.gov
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