III. SCOPE OF WORK / SPECIFICATIONS 3.1 GENERAL a) The Contractor shall provide all labor, parts, supervision, tools, equipment, transportation and all effort necessary to perform said services in accordance with all the appropriate, applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, the terms of this bid, and the manufacturer’s recommendations/instructions for each particular system or unit of equipment throughout the terms of this contract. The Contractor shall be licensed, and qualified and experienced in accordance with current NFPA codes. b) With regard to evolving nature of NFPA Codes and Standards, the Contractor is obligated to perform this contract in accordance with whichever edition of the NFPA Codes and Standards are currently adopted by the South Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshall. c) The vendor must have a contact person to call to initiate service calls. Also, the Contractor must provide a representative to contact for consultation and problem solving. Contractor must have a 24- hour call back response time. d) Contractor should provide after hours contact in case of emergency. An emergency response time must be 4 hours or less.