Sources Sought Notice - MONACO D 21 Fire Alarm System.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

MONACO Fire Alarm System Upgrade

W9124B-26-Q-1BEF

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure MONACO Fire Alarm System Upgrade and Semi-Annual Preventative Maintenance and Inspection (PMI) Services for Fort Irwin, CA on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry, sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 561621, Security Systems Services, with a size standard of $25,000,000.

This requirement consists of OEM-authorized MONACO D-21 Fire Alarm System upgrades and follow-on semi-annual Preventative Maintenance and Inspection (PMI) services. Work includes installation of new D-21 CPUs, configuration of the existing D-21 database, installation of D-21 V2 software and Windows 11 RMF-ready software, system programming, validation of system performance, operator training, and recurring PMI services over a base year and four (4) option years. Technicians performing this work must be OEM-authorized or certified by MONACO Enterprises to perform upgrades, software installation, programming, and PMI services on the MONACO D-21 Fire Alarm System.

Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the MONACO Fire Alarm System Upgrade and Semi-Annual PMI Services.

The draft PWS contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including cybersecurity-related system details, RMF configuration requirements, and proprietary MONACO technical information. Accordingly, the PWS is posted under restricted access in SAM.gov. Vendors unable to obtain access through SAM.gov may email the Contracting Officer or the designated alternate point of contact to request the document.”

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), commercial activity/government entity (CAGE) code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Specifics include but not limited to:

4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement not to exceed 5 pages. The deadline for response to this request is no later than April 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to LC Thames, Contracting Officer, at l.c.thames.civ@army.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, receipt of submissions will not be acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.