W9127826RA092_JA Control Brand Name JCI EMCS_WRNMMC_signed_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for procurement of Johnson Controls Incorporated (JCI) METASYS Energy Management and Control Systems (EMCS) equipment on an other than full and open competition basis.

The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Directorate of Contracting, Mobile Regional Contracting Center in Mobile, Alabama. The procurement is for a new firm-fixed-price contract for Operation & Maintenance (O&M) with incidental Repair for projects utilizing O&M funding in Fiscal Year 2026. The solicitation numbers are W9127825RA077 (original) and W9127826RA092 (new), issued as a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for the East of the Mississippi (EOM) Region. The seed project is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) with a one-year base period plus four one-year options, totaling five years. The estimated total value exceeds the redacted amount over the five-year period (Fiscal Years 2027 through 2031). This brand name J&A is limited to the seed project task order and does not apply to base contracts or subsequent task orders expected under the MATOC.

The justification cites authority under FAR 6.103-1 (Revolutionary FAR Overhaul), which permits procurement for only one responsible source when the supplies or services are essential to meeting Government requirements and preclude consideration of another product. The Government argues that application of the JCI METASYS EMCS system is essential because WRNMMC currently relies 100 percent on this system for facility operations. JCI alone possesses the proprietary data, software codes, and specialized diagnostics necessary to upgrade and maintain the METASYS software and cannot make this data available to third parties. The document indicates that pursuing a complete system replacement would require removing all existing JCI local control modules, command control modules, wiring, and interface software, replacing them with a completely new EMCS product line from a different manufacturer, which would cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's medical mission and facility sustainment requirements. Competition efforts included a posting on System for Award Management (SAM) on 12 May 2026 requesting responses by 03 June 2026, which yielded no responses, and a special notice under Notice ID W9127825RA077 for brand name specifications, also resulting in no responses. The J&A was approved by the Contracting Officer, Robert S. McAllister, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.