Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, Remedial Repairs, Emergency Service Calls, and Repairs Statewide

OPWDD issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, Remedial Repairs, Emergency Service Calls, and Repairs Statewide with the intent to provide a single award for each of the Lots and service listed in the RFP. Calendar of Events RFP Release Date ……………………………………………………………………… Friday, October 16, 2026 Deadline for Submission of Questions………………………………………… Friday, October 23, 2026 Issuance of Responses to Questions…………………………………………………… Friday, November 6, 2026 Proposal Due Date………………………………………………………… ….Friday, November 13, 2026, by 3:00 PM Anticipated Notification of Tentative Award ........................... TBD Anticipated Contract Start Date.............................. March 1, 2027 NOTE: The above dates are tentative and subject to change at OPWDD’s sole discretion. Restricted Period Prohibitions on Procurement Lobbying Pursuant to State Finance Law (SFL) §§ 139-j and 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OPWDD and a Bidder during the procurement process. The restricted period begins at the moment of the earliest posting, on a governmental entity’s website, in a newspaper of general circulation, or in the procurement opportunities newsletter, of intent to solicit offers or bids, and it ends only after final award and approval of the Contract by OPWDD and, if applicable, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Throughout this restricted period, a Bidder is restricted from making contacts to staff other than those so designated, unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in SFL § 139-j(3)(a). Designated staff, as of the date hereof, are identified below. OPWDD employees are required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and to make a determination of the responsibility of the Bidder pursuant to SFL §§ 139‑j and 139‑k. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for Contract award. In the event of two such findings within a four-year period, the Bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental procurement contracts for four years. Further information about these requirements can be found on the Office of General Services website at https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: https://wwe2.osc.state.ny.us/transparency/contracts/contracttransactions.cfm?Contract=0000000000000000000088074 https://wwe2.osc.state.ny.us/transparency/contracts/contracttransactions.cfm?Contract=0000000000000000000088074 https://wwe2.osc.state.ny.us/transparency/contracts/contracttransactions.cfm?Contract=0000000000000000000088074 https://wwe2.osc.state.ny.us/transparency/contracts/contracttransactions.cfm?Contract=0000000000000000000088074 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 17.00% WBE Goal: 13.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%