A.02.06 NOI - brand name or equal.pdf

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSAL.

PROJECT: W912DR23R0010 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Currency Production Facility located in Beltsville, Maryland

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests.

This is a NOTICE for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of Brand Name or Equal Items.

Notification of Brand Name or Equal Items. In accordance with Section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) (Public Law 114-328) as implemented by Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(c)(2), the justification and approval (J&A) addressed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.303 is required in order to use brand name or equal descriptions in the solicitation for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Currency Production Facility, Beltsville, Maryland. This justification and approval is being prepared for the use of a brand name or equal descriptions on items in the firm-fixed price construction contract for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Currency Production Facility, Beltsville, Maryland.

The plans and specifications indicate the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements and a manufacture and model to establish the basis of design for approximately 16 items cross multiple design disciplines. For these brand name or equal described items, other manufacturers may be utilized during construction so long as the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements of the substituted manufacturers and models meet or exceed the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements of the manufactures and models identified in the plans and specifications as the basis of design. The design documents associated with this project include approximately 16 items, across multiple design disciplines, where brand name or equal descriptions are made. See below for complete list of items and manufacturers for all items which have a brand name or equal description.

This notification serves three purposes: (1) to notify potential Offerors of the Government's intent to solicit a brand name or equal components under a future construction project; (2) to identify potential sources that can provide equivalent items to the below listed brand name items l; (3) notification of the Army's intent to contract for Brand Name or Equal components.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT: The construction project will include Brand Name or equal equipment as follows:

Item Manufacturer Model/Color

Acoustic Interior Glazing

International Office Concept (IOC)

Ultralight System w/Clerestory

Muraflex Mimo System w/Transom

Unifor Andree Putnam (AP) Partition

Critical Performance Lighting Fixtures

Varies, see below Varies, see below

Surface mounted LED luminaire

Lithonia + BusStrut #CSVT-L48-5000LM-MVOLT-35K-80CRI #BusStrut Linear Mounting Kit

Surface mounted LED undercabinet light fixture

Vode #707-Z1-SL-[YY][YY]-C-0-[XX]-[XX]-2-0-Z-LO-359-

A2-0-AL

Pendant mounted single deck bus system.

BusStrut #M40-3-80-277-L-F-B-[YY]-[ZZ] #HM-S-F-ST-H [Hanger] #CG-XX [Cable Guide] #M-JB-[ZZ]-X [Joiner] #Line Feed

Bus mounted linear downlight

Zumtobel + BusStrut #ICOS-SRM-004-HE-935-U-[ZZ], #BusStrut Linear Mounting Kit

Recessed mounted lensed linear downlight -TechZone

Cooper Lighting #BAA-S123DR-S-1200D-9-35-[WW]-[YY]-1-U-DD-F-

[ZZ]

Bus mounted linear downlight

Zumtobel + BusStrut #TECTONC-10000-835-L2000-SB-DU-[ZZ], #22169326, #BusStrut Linear Mounting Kit

Surface mounted linear lensed downlight

Cooper Lighting #BAA-S123DS-C-1200D-9-35-[WW]-[YY]F0-1-U-DD-

F-[ZZ]

Surface mounted linear grazer

Ecosense #L50-I-48-12-35-90-MULT-40x90

Surface mounted linear lensed downlight.

Cooper Lighting #BAA-S123DS-C-1200D-9-35-[WW]-[YY]-1-U-DD-F-

[ZZ]

Bus mounted linear downlight

BusStrut #BR-LED-4-5000K-U-GV-L2-[ZZ] #busStrut Mounting Kit

Bus mounted high bay downlight

Beghelli #BL736LED-DOT-HT-HO-T2-WT40-120-277V-BAA

Bus mounted linear downlight

Bustrut #FK-IX100-XXN-FV2-90-A27

Bus mounted linear downlight

Bustrut #FK-IX100-XXN-FV2-90-A20

In the event no equivalent equipment exists, the Brand Name or Equal justification will be issued pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. A subsequent market survey will not be published in support of a Justification and Approval (J&A) for sole sourcing the resultant product(s) or system(s) in the event an equivalent product is not submitted for consideration. In such instances, the brand name or equal component will be embedded in the construction project. Only that part of the project requiring brand name components will be sole sourced if no sources are able to prove an equal product.

Interested vendors must show clear and convincing evidence that alternatives to the specified items exist. Interested vendors wishing to be considered by the Government as described above must provide a copy of its brochure and any other capability statements/ data no later than 02 August 2023, 11:00 AM EST, to Contract Specialist, Leigha Arnold, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Contracting Division, via email to Leigha.M.Arnold@usace.army.mil.

This is a market survey and notification of intent only. This is not a request to respond to a solicitation. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the direction of the Government.