PACE Collaborative is a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm in Virginia. Fire Protection Engineering is one of its named core services. The fire team designs fire alarm, sprinkler, smoke control and clean agent suppression systems. It provides Qualified Fire Protection Engineer (QFPE) services on Department of Defense projects under UFC 3-600-01, including building and life safety code analysis, water supply analysis, construction inspection, and acceptance testing. The firm dates from 1985 and has around 100 staff.