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The James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468, has a requirement for construction services. Project Number 526-21-105 Replace Fire Alarm System. The layout is a campus with 14 buildings located on approximately 30 acres and over 1 million square feet of floor space. The existing fire alarm system is original to the new building construction circa 1980. The intent of this project is to install a new parallel fire alarm system in accordance with current NFPA and VA requirements and then once the new system is accepted remove the existing system and repair all walls, ceilings and equipment, etc. as necessary.
Provide all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to perform the following:
Install a new fire alarm system parallel to the existing system. This includes all new conduits and boxes, fiber optics, wiring, devices, control panels, annunciators, etc.
Temporarily mount the new panels and annunciators above the existing so the new system can be tested for full and proper operation while the existing system remains operational.
The following locations and equipment will primarily remain and be used as part of the new system:
Building 100 Sterile Processing in Wing GA, Emergency Department in Wing 1C, Mental Health in Wing 6C.
Fisher Houses 1 and 2. New control panels and communications to the control panel in Building 107 are required, existing equipment to remain but some new devices are added to bring up to code.
After initial testing and acceptance of the new system, move the new panels and annunciators into the existing cabinets or boxes and relocate wiring.
Remove all the old conduits and boxes, fiber optics and wiring, devices, control panels and annunciators, etc.
Repair all walls, ceilings and other architectural features damaged from the installation of the new system and removal of the old.
Refer to the design drawings, specification and acquisition package details. Refer to 01 00 00 General Requirements for a more detailed statement of bid.
The magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.
The NAICS Code is 238210 "Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors", with a size standard of $19M. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to include bonding capacity which shall be considered by the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. Please include the socio-economic status of your business. This is not a solicitation. If there is sufficient interest, a solicitation shall be posted on SAM.gov. Please send all inquiries to: Akkil.Kurian@va.gov by 12:00 EST Monday, September 21, 2026. Phone calls will not be accepted.
