J and A SIEMENS Redacted.pdf

This is a Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) document for a sole-source procurement by the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington (NAVFAC WASH).

The document authorizes the use of brand-name commercial equipment Siemens Desigo for the sole-source purchase and replacement of Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS) programmable building controllers for the Naval Support Activity located at Annapolis, Maryland. The authority to act under this justification is valid from March 31, 2025 to March 30, 2028. The procurement addresses the ongoing requirement to repair, maintain, and replace FRCS and associated components across the installation. The existing Siemens system is over 15 years old with approximately 30+ field controllers, rendering it beyond its usable life span with no available hardware and software support. The Siemens Desigo programmable building controllers are networked in a Control Room (BRAVO) and configured using government-licensed Siemens software. The justification notes that Siemens systems are proprietary and represent the only vendor capable of manufacturing, installing, and programming the required system while seamlessly integrating with the existing FRCS network.

The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is Title 10, U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), which permits procurement when "only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A Sources Sought announcement was published on May 7, 2025, and closed on May 22, 2025, with no responses received from the market. The contracting officer has determined the anticipated cost to be fair and reasonable. NAVFAC Washington intends to continue monitoring the controls industry to assess whether competition for future requirements becomes feasible.