56 -- Maintain, repair and rebuild equipment

Maintain and Repair the Basewide Fire System Background: The basewide fire alarm system at the US Coast Guard Training Center consists of 40 individual local fire alarm systems reporting to a central reporting station located in the Training Center fire ststaion and the Training Center police station. All of the equipment is of Pyrotronics and Siemens manufacture. General intent: The general intent of this scope is to establish a contract for annual maintenance, testing and emergency repair of the building and base wide fire alarm system. General requirements: 1. The work performed on the fire alarm systems shall be in accordance with Chapter 7 of NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code. 2. The work performed on any part of the fire alarm system shall render the system out of service for the least amount of time possible. 3. It is the intent of the Scope of work that the fire alarm system be reliable and trouble free. Project location: The project is located at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, 599 Tomales Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. Site inspection: Site inspection of the area shall be conducted prior to submitting a proposal. Contractor conference: 1. The contractor that is going to perform the work shall meet with the Fire Chief and any other government representative prior to starting the job. 2. The contractor shall provide a schedule of work for review with time estimates for completion. Contractor qualifications: The contractor conducting the actual work on the fire alarm systems shall be licensed by the Siemens Technologies to work on Pyronics brand equipment. Applicable work documents: The contractor shall comply with standards set in the following documents: (a) NFPA 72 Chapter 7 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Fire alarm systems (b) (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Act. Work schedule: 1. The contractor shall arrange the work schedule and procedures so that this project does not interfere with the normal Government operations and shall consult with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) prior to causing any interruptions. 2. If the contractor desires to carry on work outside the regular Coast Guard working hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) he shall submit a written request to the COR and shall allow 24 hours advanced notice. No work shall be permitted from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00a.m. Material and equiptment: The contractor shall provide all materials and tools required to complete the contract. Emergency response: The contractor shall provide emergency services within three (3) hours after notification to repair installed fire alarm systems as determined by the Government. For purposes of this specification, an emergency situation is any condition that requires immediate action to restore essential services for life safety.