The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC in Jackson, MS, has issued a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice, number 36C25626Q0177, for Fire and Life Safety Survey services. The solicitation, set aside for Small Business Administration (SBA) participants, falls under NAICS code 561210 and Product Service Code H312. Responses are due by December 18, 2025, at 11 AM Central Time. The point of contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist LaTonya Mack. This notice indicates the VA's requirement for specialized services to ensure fire and life safety at its facility.
This government solicitation (36C25626Q0177) from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks proposals for Fire Safety and Life Survey Services at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC in Jackson, MS. The contractor will evaluate compliance with the 2024 Edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, and other relevant codes (IBC, ANSI A17.1, ADA, NEC, VA Standards, CFR, IPC, MDEQ, MS Department of Health). The scope includes visual inspections, verification of hazardous rooms and egress, fire/smoke door operations, and a 20% random survey of fire barriers above ceilings. Deliverables include draft and final deficiency lists, surveyor drawings, maintenance drawings, and penetration drawings in both PDF and AutoCAD formats. The solicitation specifies contract clauses covering terms and conditions, options to extend services, security prohibitions, electronic payment requests, and administrative contracting officer details. It also outlines instructions for offerors, evaluation criteria, and representations regarding security prohibitions. Important clauses include those related to electronic invoice submission and adherence to various federal acquisition regulations (FAR) and VA acquisition regulations (VAAR).
This government file, Wage Determination No. 2015-5153, Revision No. 28, outlines minimum wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract workers in specific Mississippi counties (Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Yazoo) as of July 8, 2025. It details compliance requirements under Executive Orders 14026 ($17.75/hour) and 13658 ($13.30/hour), depending on contract award or renewal dates, with annual adjustments. The document also specifies health and welfare benefits ($5.55/hour or $5.09/hour with EO 13706 paid sick leave), vacation accrual (2-4 weeks), and eleven paid holidays. It provides extensive occupational listings with corresponding hourly wage rates, along with guidelines for computer employee exemptions, night/Sunday pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials (4% or 8%), and uniform allowances. A conformance process for unlisted occupations, utilizing Standard Form 1444, is also described.