Base Ketchikan Potable Water System Backflow Preventer – Annual Inspection and Testing

The Base Ketchikan solicitation is a recurring annual inspection and testing contract for backflow preventers in the potable water system, a compliance-driven plumbing scope with no disclosed value. This is not a construction project with a security footprint. No surveillance, perimeter, or vehicle-monitoring opportunity exists in the core scope. The only plausible Zedcor angle would be if the base facility itself has separate security procurement needs unrelated to the backflow work, but that is not signaled in this record. The solicitation posted May 7 via SAM.gov. Stage is pre-award, which means timing is clean for engagement, but the scope mismatch overrides timing advantage. Federal facilities often separate security contracts from maintenance contracts; this is the latter. If Base Ketchikan has a separate security RFP or standing security services contract, that would be the relevant lead, not this one. Seattle branch is the nearest at 1,514 miles, well outside the 300-mile coverage radius. Alaska sits beyond Zedcor's current footprint. Even if the scope were a fit, geographic reach blocks the play. No warm customer path exists. Recommend marking this lead as out-of-scope and deferring unless Zedcor opens an Alaska expansion or a security-specific solicitation surfaces from the same base.

• Ranked · score 17

  Saw the Base Ketchikan backflow solicitation. This is plumbing compliance, not security scope. If the base has a separate security services RFP or standing contract, worth a look, but this one is a pass.

  2026-05-07 19:01 · projects
• Project ingested

  Source: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-07

  2026-05-07 18:00 · projects