NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE testing and maintenance.docx

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Purchase Order to Capitol Power.

Pursuant to FAR 13.106-(1)(b)(1), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Capitol Power LLC to perform maintenance and testing services on the Uninterruptible Power System (UPS). Capitol Power is a Schneider Electric Services’ Certified Service Sales Program and authorized as a reseller of American Power Conservation Corporation (APC) and Schneider Electric Services.

United States Secret Service (USSS) is seeking a contractor to replace all 320 existing battery cells with like-kind specific to the original uninterrupted power supply equipment manufacturer. The contractor will also provide maintenance for the cells. The purchase order will be for one base year and four option years.

The contractor must provide the following services for the (APC) equipment:

• Include One (1) Annual Major UPS Preventive Maintenance visit on scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

• Includes all materials and labor to keep the equipment in good operating condition.

• Includes On-Site Emergency Response.

Includes (4) Battery Maintenance services per year on (320) Batteries Quarterly Service Visits:

• Measure and record every cell terminal voltage.

• Measure and record overall system voltage.

• Measure and record ambient room temperature.

Measure and record cell temperatures.

• Measure and record overall AC ripple voltage.

• Measure and record AC ripple current.

• Measure and record impedance or resistance of each cell.

• Check jar/case and/or cover for signs of leakage.

• Check for corrosion on terminal post or connector.

• Check for general appearance and cleanliness of battery room.

• Measure and record impedance or resistance of each inter-cell connection.

• Re-torque all battery terminal, and jumper connections as needed, if accessible.

• Clean and neutralize jar/case and/ or cover of each cell/unit as needed.

Replace and test 320 batteries.

The contractor must be a member of Schneider Electric Services’ Certified Service Sales Program and authorized as a reseller of American Power Conservation Corporation (APC) and Schneider Electric Services. This is governed by their Elite Large Datacenter Partnership Agreement and the Certified Service Sales Program guide.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors.

This announcement constitutes the only synopsis for this requirement; and is issued for notification purposes only. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy USSS’s requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the USSS’s requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill this requirement being requested by 5:00 PM ET on September 8, 2021. Responses must be submitted in writing to willie.bethune@usss.dhs.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be accepted.