Solicitation
SACN Replace Fire Alarms and Intrusions Systems
Department of the Interior · National Park Service
AI summaryThe National Park Service (Interior Department) wants small businesses to send sealed bids to replace the fire alarm and intrusion alarm systems in buildings at Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin. The base work also adds a card-reader door access system and replaces some doors and hardware; two options add closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras and exterior lighting. The response due date is November 30, 2026, 1:00 PM Mountain, by email only, and the bid must include a bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
This summary may miss requirements: 8 of 12 attachments weren't read (B08_Solicitation_Attach_3_SPEC_CD_Production_Datasheets__.pdf, B08_Solicitation_Attach_5_Constructability_Checklist.xlsx and 6 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The National Park Service (Interior Department) wants small businesses to send sealed bids to replace the fire alarm and intrusion alarm systems in buildings at Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin. The base work also adds a card-reader door access system and replaces some doors and hardware; two options add closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras and exterior lighting. The response due date is November 30, 2026, 1:00 PM Mountain, by email only, and the bid must include a bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business under NAICS 238210 (size standard $19 million); the buy is set aside 100 percent for small business.
- Bid guarantee of at least 20 percent of the bid price (not more than $3M) on an SF 24 bid bond, sent with the bid.
- Payment and performance bonds for 100 percent of the final contract amount (the number of days after award to furnish them is not given in the text read).
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- Active SAM.gov registration with current online representations and certifications; the UEI goes in Block 14 of the SF 1442.
- By signing, the bidder represents it is a construction contractor regularly engaged in this kind of work (or has arranged the staff, equipment and licenses to do it), and will give details of its experience, technical qualifications and finances if asked before award.
How to submit: Email only, to the contract specialist at joseph_kirk@ios.doi.gov. Bids sent any other way are not accepted. Bids are opened publicly by conference call.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: Bid schedule must be in the bid package. A bid package without the completed bid schedule spreadsheet is non-responsive and will not be considered.
- Serious: 20% bid guarantee and 100% bonds. You need a surety to issue an SF 24 bid bond with the bid, and later payment and performance bonds for the full contract amount; a small firm without bonding capacity cannot bid.
- Serious: Bid bond seals must be readable. If the seal on the bid bond or the power of attorney can't be identified, the bid is rejected.
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- Worth checking: Bid guarantee: originals or electronic copy?. One part of the solicitation says the bid guarantee must be provided as originals; another says it must be provided electronically and bids are accepted by email only. Ask the contract specialist which governs.
- Worth checking: Site visits on October 28 and 29, 2026, highly encouraged. Visits are not called required, but the specifications say bidders are accountable for existing conditions and no cost changes are allowed for items visible during a visit. Questions are due 3 days after the site visit.
- Worth checking: Construction wage rates apply. Wage rate determinations (Davis-Bacon wage rules for construction) are part of the contract, so you must pay at least those wages; the wage determination file is attached but not read.
- Worth checking: Limitations on subcontracting worksheet. As a small business set-aside, your own firm must do a minimum share of the work (the percentage wasn't in the text read), and you must submit the worksheet with the bid.
- Worth checking: Performance period: 304 or 305 calendar days. The specifications give 304 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, including 7 weather days; the SF 1442 continuation sheet gives 305. Ask which governs.
- Worth checking: 24-hour on-site repair response. During the warranty period a technician must be on site within 24 hours of a call, and repair services and parts must stay available for 10 years after final acceptance; this favors a firm near the park.
- Minor: Work in occupied and sensitive buildings. Staff may be in the buildings during work, Headquarters security impairment must be kept short, and a Dust Management Plan is required; work that affects the existing system is to be completed after Labor Day.
- Minor: Response due date changed by Amendment 0001. Amendment 0001 moves the bid close date to November 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain (the SF 1442 still shows 11/23/2026); the amendment must be acknowledged with the bid.
- Minor: Solicitation number and email address differ across documents. SAM.gov and the SF 1442 show 140PP027B0002, but the Section L subject-line example uses 140P6327B0002, and the amendment gives joseph_kirk@nps.gov while the solicitation uses joseph_kirk@ios.doi.gov. Confirm with the contract specialist before sending the bid.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. 8 of 12 not read. Show which files.
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_1_Specifications.pdf (read)
- Sol_140PP027B0002_Amd_0001.pdf (read)
- Sol_140PP027B0002.pdf (read)
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_2_Drawings.pdf (read)
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_3_SPEC_CD_Production_Datasheets__.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_5_Constructability_Checklist.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_6_Closeout-O_M-Requirements.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_7_SACN_Alarm_Contract_Buildings.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_10_Bid_Schedule.xls: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_4_Submittal_List-Review.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_Attach_8_WD_Polk_County.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- B08_Solicitation_attach_9_Limitations_on_Subcontracting_Report.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Base bid: tear out and replace the fire alarm and intrusion alarm systems in buildings across the Lower, Namekagon and Marshland Districts, under one contract.
- Base bid: install a new electronic access control system with card readers on selected doors.
- Base bid: replace selected doors, frames and door hardware, and patch, paint and firestop the areas the work touches.
- Option 1 (line item 00020): install a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system in selected buildings.
- Option 2 (line item 00030): install exterior lighting to go with the video cameras.
- At the Headquarters and Visitor Center, keep the old fire alarm running until the new control unit is installed, programmed and talking to the central station; keep security downtime short in Archive Storage (Rm 125) and Collection Storage (Rm 124); provide a Dust Management Plan.
- After award: submit a schedule sequencing plan for approval, then work in the Government's priority order (Lower District Headquarters and Ray's Garage first, then Namekagon, then Marshland, then the rest of the Lower District).
- After final acceptance: keep repair service and replacement parts available for 10 years, with a technician on site within 24 hours during the warranty period.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP): one set price, whatever the work ends up costing. Sealed bid (invitation for bids), with a base bid and two options.
- Period of performance
- Specifications: work finished within 304 calendar days of the start date on the Notice to Proceed, including 7 weather days. The SF 1442 continuation sheet says 305 calendar days. Options can be exercised up to 60 days after the Notice to Proceed.
- Place of performance
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, 401 N. Hamilton St., Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024; Lower District, Namekagon District and Marshland District (SAM.gov lists the place only as USA)
- Estimated value
- Magnitude (the solicitation's value range): between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding: bids are opened publicly. The Government adds the price of all options to the base price to evaluate, and may award any, all or none of the options.
- Offers due
- November 30, 2026, 1:00 PM Mountain
- How to submit
- Email only, to the contract specialist at joseph_kirk@ios.doi.gov. Bids sent any other way are not accepted. Bids are opened publicly by conference call.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: total price for the basic requirement plus all options
What to include when you submit
- Send one electronic copy, combined into one document titled BID PACKAGE. No hard copies.
- Complete Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442), the form you sign and return as your bid, blocks 14 through 20c. Put your SAM-registered unique entity ID (UEI) in Block 14.
- Put the lump sum total price in Block 17. The text names line items 10 and 20 in one place and 10, 20 and 30 in another; round prices to the nearest dollar.
- Include the completed bid schedule (Attachment 10, a spreadsheet). A bid package without it is non-responsive.
- Include the completed Limitations on Subcontracting worksheet (Attachment 9).
- Include a bid guarantee on Standard Form 24 (SF 24, the bid bond form): at least 20 percent of the bid price, not more than $3M. The scanned bond must show an identifiable seal and the power of attorney seal.
- Acknowledge every amendment in Block 19 or sign and return it with the bid.
- Original signatures of the people authorized to sign for the company are required.
- Email subject line: solicitation number, project name and the number of emails if you split the bid. Each email may not exceed 100MB with attachments.
- Send questions in writing by email to joseph_kirk@ios.doi.gov, no later than 3 days after the site visit.
Not in the notice text
- Not fully read: the middle of the solicitation (Section H with the site visit details, pre-construction meeting, payment bond and commencement terms, and many clauses) was left out, and the bid schedule, wage determination, building list, submittal list and other attachments were attached but not read.
- Site visit start time, meeting place and RSVP details (Section H, Site Visit (Construction), Alternate 1) were not in the text read; the exact date of the question deadline is not stated beyond 3 days after the site visit.
- The number of days after award to furnish payment and performance bonds is not given in the text read.
- The minimum share of work the prime must do itself under the limitations on subcontracting is not stated in the text read.
- The line items and quantities in the bid schedule (Attachment 10) were not read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 238210
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email only, to the contract specialist at joseph_kirk@ios.doi.gov. Bids sent any other way are not accepted. Bids are opened publicly by conference call. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- National Park Service Contracting Activity, Denver, CO
- Product/service code
- Z2QA · Repair or Alteration of Restoration of Real Property (Public or Private)
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238210)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 30, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 23, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a inviation for bid, for construction services to replace Fire Alarms and Intrusion Systems at SACN.
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