# Design-Build services for IRS Fire Alarm Modernization Project

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/47pb5126r0029

- Solicitation number: 47PB5126R0029
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: General Services Administration
- Agency: Public Buildings Service
- Contracting office: PBS Project Delivery Capital Construction - Branch Northeast (47PB51)
- NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Product or service code: Z2AA Repair Or Alteration Of Office Buildings
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- First posted: June 29, 2026
- Last posted: August 11, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a9288c1530794ecf89c1caf959eae938/view

## Description

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Office of Acquisition Management intends to hire a construction contractor to replace and modernize the emergency voice fire alarm system at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Headquarters Building, located at 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. Constructed between 1928 and 1936, the federally owned IRS Headquarters Building is a historic seven-story facility within Washington, DC’s Federal Triangle District.

The building contains more than 1.4 million gross square feet and houses approximately 2,600 IRS employees, including the Office of the Chief Counsel. The existing Edwards Signal EST 3 fire alarm system has reached the end of its useful life and replacement is required to ensure reliable emergency notification, improve maintainability, and provide emergency voice communication features consistent with the National Fire Alarm Code and current GSA requirements.

**Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit Date:**

**July 21, 2026 Time:** 9:00 a.m. local time Location: Virtual, followed by an in-person site visit at: 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224 GSA will host a virtual pre-proposal conference to brief Offerors on the project, source selection procedures, and procurement process. A site visit will immediately follow for in-person attendees.

To register, email Douglas Tumbrello at douglas.tumbrello@gsa.gov by Friday, July 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Include each attendee’s name, email address, title, company, and whether they will attend the virtual conference, site visit, or both. Additional instructions will be provided to registered attendees. Amendment #1 - Posted 8/11/2026 This amendment is issued to incorporate the Government's responses to the attached Requests for Information (RFIs), and to extend the proposal submission deadline. The new proposal due date is August 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

## Publications

- June 29, 2026: Presolicitation. Notice 5422c928d79c4fcda0beac56351df889. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5422c928d79c4fcda0beac56351df889/view
- July 14, 2026: Solicitation, due August 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice cf88802be8de44fe9daddf1e42fe7c77. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf88802be8de44fe9daddf1e42fe7c77/view
- August 11, 2026: Solicitation, due August 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice a9288c1530794ecf89c1caf959eae938. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a9288c1530794ecf89c1caf959eae938/view

## Points of contact

- Douglas Tumbrello, douglas.tumbrello@gsa.gov
- Mark Lewandowski, mark.lewandowski@gsa.gov

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