36C24921Q0472.docx

SUBJECT*

36C249-21-AP-2264 626-22-1-4148-0002, Building Management Computer System (BMCS) Bldg. 1, Nashville VAMC

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist John McDaniel john.mcdaniel1@va.gov 615-225-6788 615-225-6454

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Special Notice Special Notice

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Special Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

36C249-21-AP-2264

On behalf of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, the Nashville Campus of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center has a requirement that the Office of the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 is issuing this Intent to Sole Source. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a Firm Fixed Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

The prospective contractor shall furnish all labor and equipment necessary to maintain the Building Management Computer System (BMCS) in Building 1 at the Nashville Campus. The current main front end for this system is Honeywell EBI computer software system. There is also an Allerton and a Tridium computer system. These systems monitor, control, and provide alarms for critical HVAC and related systems that provide the proper engineering environment for hospital operations. This includes the PC’s, servers, software, programming, graphics, data, and communication network of the BMCS. Instances of this equipment are air handlers, exhaust fans, refrigeration systems, chillers, cooling towers, isolation room controls, etc. Also included are the components in the field used to monitor and control the systems such as positioners, actuators, communication panels (to include all their panel contents, sensors, relays, inputs and outputs, and controllers, software, panel parts) to the final components that display data and/or are controllable. The Contractor will be on site during regular business hours unless permission granted by the Utility Systems Supervisor between regular working hours of 7:30am to 4pm (eight-hour work per day). The Contractor will have technicians on site 40 hours a week not counting federal holidays. There will be work time needed outside regular business hours due to the needs of particular services or for emergency work. The period of performance for the requirement is beginning 1 October 2021 with an ultimate ending date of 30 September 2026.

NCO 9 intends to award this requirement as a sole source purchase order under the provision of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 to Honeywell Inc. of Nashville. Based on market research, the required service can only be purchased from Honeywell, Inc. According to the current manufacturer, only Honeywell, Inc. can provide and install software upgrades and firmware patches for Honeywell, Inc. products. Therefore, the sole source award to Honeywell, Inc. of Nashville is in the best interest of the government. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811310 with the size standard of $8 million. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any vendor who believes it can meet the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by 21 August 2021 at 5:00 pm CT. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to john.mcdaniel1@va.gov. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

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