W9123623S4001 ANSol Tank Farm Notice of Intent.pdf

W91239623S4001, Ammonium Nitrate Solution (ANSol) Tank Farm Facility at

Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, TN.

NOTICE OF INTENT

THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, intends to procure, on a sole source basis, several components in support of the upcoming construction project. The supported construction project consists of components that USACE intends to require for specific systems product line. The manufacturer’s product has unique capabilities that meet the user’s stringent requirements for top-quality and secure requirements and maintains compatibility with existing systems.

The companies listed in the table below are the only manufacturer in the industry that manufactures components to meet required specifications and warranty requirements and maintain compatibility with existing systems. Due to the unique operational requirements, the user requires a homogeneous system that reduces the risk to compatibility/interoperability with existing systems already tested and in use.

The following items below shall be covered under this Justification and Approval documentation (J&A):

Model Number Manufacturer Description Fire Finder XLSV Siemens Industries Mass Notification and Detection Devices Vision21 SigCom Vision21 Monitoring System and DTX

Radio Units Hager Companies Door Hardware and Lock Systems Stratus Technologies Data Server Rockwell Automation PlantPAx Library of Process Objects

Software Rockwell Automation HMI Stratix Managed Ethernet Switches ACP Thin Clients Rockwell Studio 5000 Rockwell Automation Licenses and Software Factory Talk SE Rockwell Automation Licenses and Software MSA LEL and O2 Detection Durco Explosive Service 2-way Plug Valves PCS7 Siemens Programmable Logic Controller

All potential responsible sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by the agency. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability of other qualified sources that can meet the requirements identified above. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice of intent.

This Notice of Intent is hereby published in accordance with FAR 5.201. All responses received within 15 days of posting this notice, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the components for this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Norfolk District will consider any responses to this notice received within ten (10) calendar days of the posting of the notice. Responses may be submitted via email to philip.d.mathews@usace.army.mil or mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Philip D. Mathews, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.