JnA_Brand_Name_Equal.pdf

This document contains a Justification and Approval memo for "Brand Names or Equal" related to a federal contract opportunity. The opportunity is to construct a new 44,832 square foot Information Systems Facility for the Network Enterprise Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. The facility will include administrative offices, open office space, meeting rooms, a reception area, customer support center, loading areas, and technical spaces such as an equipment test lab, telephone switch rooms, telecommunications vault, secure video teleconferencing center, and dedicated uninterruptible power supply room. The highest security classification for the building will be Secret. Additional requirements include covered storage, pad-mounted power generation, secure parking, fire protection and alarm systems, intrusion detection, and energy monitoring connections. The facility must be designed for a 40-year life in accordance with Department of Defense criteria and include energy efficiencies. The agency issuing this opportunity is the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Seattle.