The Shelby County Board of Education is seeking a qualified contractor to provide district‑wide preventative maintenance for fire‑chemical‑suppression systems installed in cafeteria hoods, home‑economics labs, commercial food labs, and vocational paint‑booths. The contract is firm‑fixed‑price for a one‑year term with two optional one‑year renewals, and requires semi‑annual inspections, testing, repair, re‑charging, hydrostatic testing every 12 years, and detailed reporting per NFPA 17A and UL‑300 standards. The scope includes inspection of fusible links, nozzle coverage, detector functionality, and full system re‑charging after any discharge, with all minor repairs performed at no extra charge. • Covers all fire‑chemical suppression systems across every SCBE school (over 100 facilities) as listed in Appendix I1, detailing system type (wet vs. dry) and fusible‑link counts. • Requires compliance with NFPA 17A, state/local codes, manufacturer manuals, and submission of PDF maintenance reports to EHS and school plant managers after each visit. • Contractor must maintain required insurance, bonding (5 % bid bond, 100 % performance bond per location > $100 K), and possess Tennessee contractor licensing and background‑check clearances.