Allen Bradley PLC Equipment/parts for Hartwell Powerplant

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Contracting Office intends to issue a sole source award to McNaughton-McKay Electric Company of Greenville for Allen Bradley PLC Equipment. Allen Bradley PLC equipment is required for spare parts of existing equipment. Also additional equipment is being purchased that will communicate through existing Allen Bradley proprietary communication protocols that are currently being used in Hartwell Power Plant, therefore Allen Bradley equipment is required for this purchase. McNaughton McKay of Greenville is the only supplier of this equipment because they are the only Allen Bradley distributor authorized by Allen Bradley to sell Allen Bradley equipment in the Hartwell Power Plant geographical location.

The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization). Interested parties may submit their capabilities and qualifications to provide this system in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The applicable NAICS code is 334419 with a size standard of 500 employees. Please submit all inquiries to Andrew Page at Andrew.K.Page@usace.army.mil.