JA -E Shark 200 Meters.pdf

Control No. TBD

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

CONTROL NO. TBD

PROJECT/EQUIPMENT: Cullum Hall Renovation/ Shark 200 meter

AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1) AMOUNT: $5,000

Prepared By:

NAME/TITLE: Joel Samuel, Technical Manager

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8294

DATE:

Contracting Officer

NAME/TITLE: Francis Cashman, Contracting Officer

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8173

Requirements

NAME/TITLE: Diana Trombly, Project Manager

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8249

SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED BELOW

I have reviewed this J&A and find the justification adequate to support other than full and open competition.

District Small Business Specialist

NAME: Justin Helfman

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8004

SIGNATURE

Project Manager

NAME: Diana Trombly, Project Manager

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8249

Office of Counsel NAME: Lorraine Lee

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8055

DCC/CCC Contracting Chief NAME: Francis Cashman

TELEPHONE: 917-790-8173

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

REVIEW

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FOR:

E Shark 200 Meters Cullum Hall Renovation

West Point, NY

09 February 2021

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District (NAN), Contracting (CT), 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278.

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION:

This Justification and Approval (J&A) supports the use of brand name components in an upcoming construction project. Funding for this acquisition will be Sustainment, Renovation, & Modernization (SRM). The firm-fixed-price (FFP) construction contract will be solicited and awarded in accordance with FAR Part 15. The government will not purchase the components directly, but rather will require that offerors include Subject Item as part of proposals submitted in response to a design-bid-build solicitation that will lead to the award of a new firm-fixed-price (FFP) construction contract. This is for an SRM project being procured as one construction contract located at the United States Military Academy at West Point. USACE is responsible for the acquisition and administration of a new construction contract to furnish and install in the subject project at West Point, NY.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

The requirement is to provide a Shark meter in the Cullum Hall Renovation project. This meter will be connected to the campus wide Building Management System (BMS). The Subject Item is a computer-based control system that will monitor and control the building's mechanical and electrical systems, process systems, and security systems. The Building Management System (BMS) provides the operator with a singular, integrated interface for the various control systems in the building. The interface provides plant visualization, system control, alarm notification, and data collection. The estimated total cost for the construction portion of this project is $40,000,000. The estimated cost of the requested brand-name requirement for the Subject Item is estimated at $5,000. The period of performance is 730 days

4. AUTHORITY CITED:

10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c), Application for Brand Name Descriptions. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c), the Contracting Officer will specify that all offerors be required to procure an item particular to one supplier (brand-name item).

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED:

A. Background:

Due to post wide compatibility issues and based on the capabilities described below of the Shark 200 meter, all new construction and renovation projects at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point are now featuring the latest version of the Shark 200 meter. All incoming electrical services shall be metered at the main distribution switchboard, on the line side of the service disconnect switch.

Meters shall be revenue grade with advanced input/output (I/O) and power quality. Meter shall be sole sourced to Shark 200 as manufactured by Electo Industries/GaugeTech.

No substitutions will be permitted, as it’s an approved meter that can be connected to the existing accredited metering network. Any other meter cannot be connected to the West Point’s Metering Network. Shark 200 meter shall be equipped with V2 of higher V-Switch technology. Meter shall be provided with INP100S and PO1S I/O boards for communication. For utility meters installed by other trades (water, gas, steam, etc.), run the MODBUS or Pulse output cable (output cable) from each utility meters to the Shark meter in a 3/4" conduit and terminate it into the PO1S I/O board (min of 4 connections required). Run a Cat6E cable (Standard networking cable for telecommunications) from the shark meter's INP100S input/output (I/O) board (main computing board on the Shark 200 Meter) to the Network Enterprise Center (NEC) IT room to connect meter into West Point's Metering Network.

B. Justification:

The West Point's advanced metering system was developed based on the Army Directive 2014-10. The metering system consists of Shark 200 advanced meter to monitor electric utility. The existing system has gone through the cybersecurity and risk management framework to obtain an approved Authority to Operate (ATO). Any other meter beside Shark 200 will invalidate the ATO and will not comply with the Army Directive 2014-10. Additionally, this system has already been implemented and integrated into West Points advanced metering network (i.e water use treatment plant, USMA Academic building, etc) Additionally, this system has already been implemented and integrated into West Points advanced metering network (i.e water use treatment plant, USMA Academic building, etc).

C. Alternatives:

There are no viable alternatives that meet the complex mission requirements.

D. Impact:

If the J&A is not approved and a different item is provided, rather than the Subject Item, this would fail to meet governmental standards and provide additional cost to the government to implement a new system and support infrastructure.

6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION:

The brand name product has been published as required by FAR 5.201, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to determine sources for this system was synopsized on 27 October 2020. No responses were received for the Notice of Intent. The brand name justification and approval will be posted with the solicitation. As stated in paragraph 5 above, the Shark Meter is the only brand available to ensure compatibility and interoperability with the existing Andover Continuum BMS. Subject Item is available on the open market for purchase and installation by all offerors.

7. ACTIONS TO INCREASE COMPETITION:

This J&A supports a discrete requirement that will end when the project is complete. Therefore, there are no planned actions to increase competition for the requirement covered by this J&A.

8. MARKET RESEARCH:

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to determine sources for this system was synopsized on 27 October 2020. The NOI was published for the required 15 days on the Federal Business Opportunities website. There were no responses to the

NOI.

9. INTERESTED SOURCES:

There were no responses to the NOI posting. The solicitation will be synopsized in accordance with FAR

5.201 and responses will be evaluated per FAR Part 15.

10. OTHER FACTS:

All pertinent facts are included above.

11. TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION:

“I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification and approval are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.”

Name: Joel Samuel Date:

Title: Technical Manager

12. REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION:

“I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification and approval are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.”

Name: Diana Trombly Date:

Title: Military Programs Branch Project Manager

13. FAIR AND REASONABLE COST DETERMINATION:

“I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination is based on the Independent Government Cost Estimate, the items being procured, and historical data.”

Name: Francis Cashman Date:

Title: Contracting Officer

14. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION:

“I certify that this J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.”

Name: Francis Cashman Date:

Title: Contracting Officer

APPROVAL

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the brand name requirement for Subject Item, estimated at $5,000 in support of the Cullum Hall Renovation project at West Point, NY as authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, and as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c), Application for Brand Name Descriptions, subject to availability of funds and provided that the product herein described has otherwise been authorized for this acquisition.

Date: Signature:

Francis Cashman Contracting Officer