The U.S. Department of Defense needs a small business to provide fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, and certification services for its facilities in Peoria, IL.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The Department of Defense needs a small business to provide fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, and certification services for its facilities in Peoria, IL. The contractor shall perform maintenance services including annual maintenance inspections, external examinations, internal examinations, six-year maintenance, tagging and labeling, tamper seal replacement, documentation and maintenance records, identification of extinguishers requiring hydrostatic testing or replacement, and reporting requirements. The contractor must be certified to perform maintenance and recharging of extinguishers.
What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a five-year ordering period from June 2026 to June 2031. The BPA will have a maximum awarded capacity of $100,000.
How will they pick the winner? The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, considering both technical capability and price.
When and how do you bid? Bids must be submitted electronically to the Point of Contact by June 12, 2026, at 5:00 PM CST. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the documents in the RFQ.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with fire extinguisher maintenance and certification
- Is certified to perform maintenance and recharging of extinguishers
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification