N--UMCS SATOC Intent to Sole Source

This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama (CEHNC) intends to solicit and award a single indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for its Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS), Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, and other automated control and monitoring systems using a proprietary Johnson Control Metasys Building Automation System. The authority cite for this acquisition is FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii), Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. The proposed sole source is a large business, Johnson Controls Building Automation, Cage Code 4CWR3. Capability requirements are as follows: (1) Utility Monitoring & Control System: Contractor shall be licensed and trained in the configuration tool associated with the current Metasys System Extended Architecture UMCS with the ability to: Download and restore the archive databases into the Metasys supervisory controllers/engines and UMCS servers, Integrate N1, N2, BACnet, LonWorks, and MODBUS TCP, and generate and simulate the system offline. Contractor shall have the ability to install licensed upgrades to the current UMCS. Contractor shall integrate systems utilizing standard point naming conventions and graphics established for the UMCS. Contractor shall be able to not only integrate to the existing UMCS but must also be able to configure the UMCS and DDC System in order to provide a fully functioning and operational system. Integration alone shall not be acceptable. (2) Supervisory Controllers/Engines: Contractor shall provide supervisory controllers/engines which comply with the BACnet Standardized Device Profile, BACnet Building Controller (B-BC), and support BACnet Interoperability Building Blocks (BIBBs) as required by the American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ANSI/ASHRAE) Standard 135-2004, BACnet protocol. Supervisory Controllers/Engines shall be available with on-board I/O, in multiple sizes and capacities, and with LCDs which provide local access to I/O connected to the controller. Supervisory Controllers/Engines shall be configured utilizing the same configuration tool as utilized for the UMCS. Contractor shall be licensed and trained in the configuration tool (System Configuration Tool) associated with the current Metasys System Extended Architecture UMCS with the ability to: Download and restore the archive databases into the Metasys supervisory controllers/engines and UMCS servers, Integrate N1, N2, BACnet, LonWorks, and MODBUS TCP, and Generate and simulate the system offline. (3) DDC System: DDC System controllers shall be configurable utilizing the Johnson Controls Controller Configuration Tool (CCT). Contractor shall be licensed and trained in the configuration tool (CCT). Configuration tool shall be able to configure, simulate, and commission DDC System controllers, expansion modules, application specific controllers, and supervisory controllers with on-board I/O on a Master-Slave/Toke-Passing (MS/TP) bus or wireless mesh network compliant with ZigBee" standard. Configuration tool shall be available in a commissioning mode only version which shall be utilized for balancing contractors/personnel. Configuration tool shall be compatible with a wireless commissioning tool which allows a laptop to communicate to the field bus through Bluetooth wireless communications. DDC System controllers shall be available in multiple sizes and point capacities with integral LCDs which provide local access to I/O and shall have available expansion modules for various I/O expansion levels. Performance Work Statement: Work requirements will be defined in specific Task Order Performance Work Statements (PWS) under a basic contract PWS. Services will include, but not be limited to, development of equipment installation engineering plans; providing hardware and software; system testing and check-out; performing facility modification and minor construction required to support equipment installation; providing security and force protection measures; interfacing with and installing new data transmission equipment; determining compatibility of new equipment with existing systems; preparing system and component documentation; providing operation and maintenance manuals; providing UMCS and other system training; warranting systems; maintaining and servicing systems; operating and monitoring systems; preparing after action and other reports; and providing as-built installation drawings. The Government is performing market research in order to determine if any other sources are available that possesses the capability to execute the kind of work identified above prior to issuing a request for proposal (RFP). Contractors are invited to review the above requirement and submit a capability statement (not to exceed 10 pages) that demonstrates capability to meet the requirements in Items #1, 2 and 3 above. Potential contractors must be able to perform all of the duties in the performance work statement, or be able to form a team that can perform all of the duties. Submit responses to this Sources Sought/Intent to Sole Source announcement only via E-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]. DO NOT SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. Do not submit extraneous materials such as cover letters, company brochures, marketing material, or a SF-330. Submittals must be received via E-mail no later than 4 PM Central Daylight Time 10 July 2009 to be considered. Only E-mail submittals will be accepted. Hard copy or fax submittals will not be accepted. The E-mail subject line must be -UMCS SATOC Submittal-. Responses will not be returned nor will be considered by the Government as offers. Instead, responses to this notice will only be used to determine capability/availability of sources and serve as a supplementary market research tool to determine acquisition strategy. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this request for information.