Building Automation System (BAS) Supply Equipment IDIQ

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR SINGLE AWARD BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) FOR:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area, Manhattan, KS

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.  THIS IS A POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ISSUED ONLY TO CONDUCT A MARKET RESEARCH.

The information received will be used within USDA-ARS to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the organization. This announcement is not a request for proposals, but a survey of the market for potential sources. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

USDA-ARS is seeking business that supply building automation system (BAS) equipment, that would be willing to enter into a 5-year contract to provide BAS equipment under an IDIQ contract.  The Government will require that the contractor be an authorized vendor or distributer or retailer of the required brand of BAS equipment.  Source of equipment from the following manufacturers:

1. Functional Devices
2. Kele
3. Setra
4. Patlite
5. Senva
6. Dynacon
7. Dwyer
8. Edstrom
9. Rosmount
10. IDEC
11. Belimo
12. TSI
13. Altech
14. Iboco
15. ABB
16. Hoffman
17. Carling Technology
18. Phonix
19. Windy City
20. APC
21. Potter Electric
22. Johnson Controls

The estimated amount for this contract would be over $1M for the 5 year ordering period.
 

Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement utilizing their company letterhead in a Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

1. Contractor Information: Provide your firm's contact information, SAM UEI Number, CAGE Code.

      2. Identify type of Small Business (Veteran Owned, Woman Owned, etc). For more information on the definitions or      requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.

     3. Authorized vendor status for applicable manufacturers.

     4.  The Government shall required that no 3rd party or pass through companies who are not in the business of BAS supplies are eligible for this procurement.   The Government will required that the contractor is in the business of BAS supply or a part of their normal operating business. 

Responses to this sources sought synopsis should be forwarded to the attention of  Mr. Kelly Wright, please email your response to kelly.wright@usda.gov. One copy of the submittal package is due no later than May 1, 2022. 

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.