The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Area (SEA) awarded a $58,250.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Siemens Industry Inc. to upgrade the existing Siemens Building Automation System at a government facility in Gainesville, FL. Siemens was identified as the sole source provider for this proprietary software upgrade pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Siemens Industry Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit corporation doing business as Siemens Building Technologies, has demonstrated experience providing building automation system installation, upgrades, maintenance, and repair services to various federal agencies.