REQUIREMENTS-26-4251 HVAC Brand Name Justification BAS System_Redacted.pdf

This is a Brand Name Justification document for a federal contract opportunity under RFO 12.102(a) (simplified acquisition threshold authority).

The Department of Commerce's NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office, through its Western Acquisition Division and Atlantic Meteorological and Oceanographic Laboratory (AOML), is seeking to procure a Johnson Controls International (JCI) Building Automation System (BAS) for HVAC upgrades. The requirement involves upgrading AOML's existing HVAC systems, including replacement of the Metasys Building Management System, with JCI BAS system components such as switches, relays, sensors, temperature elements, and ball valves that integrate with the Variable Air Volume Modular Assembly (VMA) and Network Automation Engine (NAE) controller. The contract will be firm-fixed-price (FFP); the estimated value is redacted. The justification asserts that JCI is the only manufacturer capable of meeting the government's BAS HVAC system requirements because the existing JCI BAS serves as the backbone for AOML's HVAC system and controls other critical facility systems. Market research confirmed that only JCI BAS system and components can satisfy minimum requirements. The contracting officer determined that only one source is reasonably available, citing the need to avoid unacceptable delays and significant resource costs associated with replacing the entire integrated BAS system with an alternative brand, which would create technical risks and substantial maintenance disruptions.