5810--Lockdown Door Security

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.

Title: Security Upgrade

Posting Date: 5/28/2020

NAICS: 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing)

FSC: 5810 (Communications Security Equipment and Components

Small Business Size Standard: 750 Employees

Response needed by: Wednesday, June 03, 2020, by 14:00 hours (2:00 PM) Central Time

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center serving the entire VISN 12 area, is performing market research. This Sources Sought is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential vendors, including Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned-Small Business (SDVOSB) vendors relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS code) 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing).

The Illiana VA Medical Center in Danville, Illinois has a need to upgrade the existing Security System. The existing security system was installed by Barcom Electronic, Inc., in 2019 and any work done on this security system must be authorized by Barcom Electronic, Inc. There is a proprietary existing service warranty currently in place regarding this security system that requires only Barcom Electronic, Inc., personnel and any authorized distributors of Barcom Electronic to work on this security system. This upgrade is needed at this VA site to become complaint with security requirements.

Specifications/salient characteristics:

(Quantity required) (Description of Item)

(76) (Reader Blade)

(11) (Nodes)

(157) (PIV Readers)

(169) (Door Position Sensors/Contact)

(157) (Request to Exit Motion)

(157) (Request to Exit Button)

(11) (Power Supply)

(3) (Reader License 64 Portals)

(156) (Magnetic Locks)

(156) (Lock Bracket)

11. (23) (Access Control Cable 1000ft Reel)

12. (1) (Micro Node Plus)

13. (1) (Roll Up Door)

14. (1) (Roll Up Door Contact)

15. (16) (Slider Door Maglock)

16. (2) (Wireless Transceivers)

17. (1) (Miscellaneous Materials i.e. backboxes, cable supports)

18. (1) (Installation, Programming Labor)

All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

Your Company name.

Address.

Point of Contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address).

FSS Contract number, if applicable.

DUNS number.

Tax ID number.

Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Large Business) for which the organization qualifies.

Are you providing a small business product?

A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.

If an authorized distributor, a memo or correspondence which authorizes distributor to distribute and install the manufacturer s products with a full warranty.

If an authorized distributor of Barcom Electronic, Inc., a statement explaining the added value provided with this purchase.

Reference the product, facility, and sources sought number on all correspondence regarding this announcement.

TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

This is not a Request for Proposal or an announcement of a solicitation and no solicitation package exists at this time. Your response will be used solely for market research purposes of the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to the notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334290 and the small business standard is 750 employees. Responses due are to be submitted by email to Shari Lee at Shari.Lee@va.gov. The information requested must be received no later than 2:00 PM Central Standard Time by Wednesday, June 03, 2020.