C--Multiple Award IDIQ- Professional Fire Protection Engineering and Fire Protecti

Quick Summary

The Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), through its CONOPS Strategic office, is soliciting qualifications for a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Professional Fire Protection Engineering and Fire Protection Related Facility Management Services. This opportunity is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Responses are due by May 18, 2026.

Opportunity Overview

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks qualified Small Business firms to provide Architect-Engineer (A/E) Fire Protection Engineering and supporting services nationwide for various NPS projects. Services include fire protection engineering and conceptual design, inventory of fire protection and life safety systems, construction management (submittal reviews, system acceptance testing), Life Safety and Fire Risk Assessments, Cost Estimating, and Construction Field Engineering. Firms must demonstrate familiarity with NPS conservation values and specific standards (e.g., Secretary of the Interior's Standards, NFPA codes). The lead firm must be an engineering firm with in-house and/or subcontracted fire protection engineering capabilities.

Contract Details

This is an IDIQ contract with an anticipated five-year period of performance (May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2031). The maximum ordering ceiling is $5,000,000.00, with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000.00 and a task order ceiling of $1,000,000.00. Task orders may be firm fixed price, labor hour, time and materials, or a combination. The NAICS Code is 541330 with a size standard of $25.5 million in annual receipts.

Submission & Evaluation

This is a two-phase process, beginning with this RFQ (Phase I). Phase I requires a Letter of Interest, a completed Standard Form 330 (Parts I & II), an organization chart, and supporting materials. Resumes are required for all 16 specified engineering disciplines, including Principal Engineer, various Fire Protection Engineers, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural Engineers, Historic Architect, and Computer Network Administrator. Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is required for all engineering disciplines, not solely for Fire Protection Engineers. Evaluation criteria for Phase I include professional qualifications, specialized experience, technical competence, capacity to respond, past performance (federal and private industry weighted equally), and knowledge of NPS sites.

Key Clarifications:

• Design Responsibility: The A/E contractor must perform all fire protection system design, including fully detailed fire sprinkler system design (layout and hydraulic calculations). Delegated design to construction contractors or specialty subcontractors is not permitted.
• Subcontracting: Bidders must comply with the updated FAR Clause 52.219-14, "Limitations on Subcontracting," which defines requirements for prime contractors regarding the percentage of work performed by similarly situated entities.
• Page Limitations: Section L does not impose page limitations beyond those specified in Section H; additional supporting material for the SF330 in Section H should not exceed 20 double-sided pages. Offerors may provide information on up to five project examples.

Key Dates & Contact

• Response Date: May 18, 2026, 22:00:00Z
• Final Q&A Cut-off: May 4, 2026, 15:00 EDT (Note: This date has passed, but it's important context for the Q&A documents).
• Contact: Stephen Loftus (stephen_loftus@ios.doi.gov, 202-354-2267).