SSN IMCOM Enterprise FACP System 02 April 2025.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

IMCOM Enterprise Fire Alarm Control Panel Systems

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The United States Army is planning to procure Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) systems on a brand name basis from specific manufacturers for all IMCOM installations located within the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii as well as some Overseas U.S. Army garrison locations in order to standardize FACP systems across all Army Installations.

BACKGROUND: Headquarters, U.S. Army Installation Management Command requests specific brand name manufacturers of FACP systems for lifecycle replacement and new installation at Army garrisons located in the CONUS, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii as well as some overseas locations. This action is taken in accordance with Army Facility and Construction Category Management Policy and Installation Management Command (IMCOM) designation as Facilities Category Lead for the Army. The Facilities Category Manager has determined an enterprise-wide standardization to be in the best interest of the Army for the use of a FACP systems from select manufacturers for IMCOM Army garrisons for both replacement of and new FACP system installations.

Through data collection and analysis, the IMCOM Facility Category Manager found that the United States Army Garrisons (USAGs) under IMCOM, operate, maintain, and procure FACP systems from thirty-eight (38) different manufacturers. By reducing the number of different FACP system manufacturers in the inventory and limiting FACP system acquisition to a smaller select number of manufacturers (consisting of Honeywell, Johnson Control, Monaco, and Siemens which currently comprise 99% of the existing FACP systems inventory) the Army can achieve greater cost efficiency and lower the total cost of ownership over the 10–15-year life expectancy.

Based on the existing FACP systems inventory and the need to reduce cost, minimize downtime, and increase workforce efficiency and effectiveness, USAGs wish to standardize to a single manufacturer of choice, and IMCOM plans to standardize to four manufacturers across the enterprise. This standardization will include only a single product line for that manufacturer at each garrison, as different product lines from the same manufacturer are not interchangeable.

This will allow IMCOM Army garrison contracting activities to solicit and award Firm-Fixed- Price (FFP) contracts where the requirement is specifically for a FACP system of choice replacement from the list of four manufactures. When a new FACP system installation is required as part of a larger construction project requirement, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) will solicit and award the contract to procure and install the FACP system of choice for that installation.

The statutory authority for limiting competition to these brand names will be 10 U.S.C.

3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements for a system of choice.

This notice 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.

The planned NAICS code(s) used for these future buys is NAICS 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) or 334290- Alarm Systems and Equipment Manufacturing.

However, please note that the individual NAICS code for a specific buy will be determined by the procuring Contracting Office. These NAICS codes are used for the purpose of this notice only. If you believe the suggested NAICS is not appropriate for the requirement, please suggest a NAICS and explain why it is more appropriate for this type of acquisition.

In response to this sources sought, please provide the following:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this proposed action and identify alternative solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes@army.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. If you feel that your firm can provide a similar product or one of the four systems of choice on a competitive basis, please provide the name of your firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, 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.

3. If a similar product is proposed, provide the following information:

a. Is the proposed product manufactured by a small or large business?

b. Does the proposed product comply with the Buy American Act?

c. Provide estimated life cycle cost.

4. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

5. If you believe the Army should not standardize to one of these four brands or all, indicate why. Provide recommendations on how the Army should approach acquiring the new FACP systems throughout IMCOM .

6. Questions for this sources sought shall be submitted on or before 12:00PM CDT on 10 Apr 2025.

7. Responses to this sources sought notice shall be submitted on or before 12:00PM

CDT on 24 Apr 2025 via email to the Contract Specialist, Brayden Lazenby and Contracting Officer, Sylvia Farmer, at brayden.v.lazenby.civ@army.mil and sylvia.farmer.civ@army.mil.

The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

All questions MUST be in writing. In all responses, please reference IMCOM Enterprise FACP Systems. Verbal questions will not be accepted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted. No solicitation currently exists;

therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

Brayden Lazenby Sylvia Farmer Contract Specialist Contracting Officer Email: brayden.v.lazenby.civ@army.mil Email: sylvia.farmer.civ@army.mil