Description
The VA is issuing a Sources‑Sought notice to gauge market interest and capability for a comprehensive fire‑alarm system upgrade at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. The effort calls for an A/E firm to design, cost‑estimate, and provide construction‑period services for replacing an obsolete Edwards EST‑3 system with a modern, fiber‑linked, addressable fire‑alarm network, while ensuring continuous fire protection throughout construction. All design documents must be stamped by a registered Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) and comply with the latest NFPA and NEC standards as well as VA construction criteria.
• Replace existing fire‑alarm control panels, remote annunciators, and master panel; install new fiber‑loop network.
• Expand the addressable system to additional campus buildings and remove the fire‑man telephone system.
• Produce full working drawings, specifications, detailed cost estimates, and a phasing plan that maintains uninterrupted fire‑alarm coverage.
• Provide on‑site construction‑period services and ensure all deliverables are FPE‑stamped.
• Submit a written capability statement (including FPE credentials) by the deadline.