Notice Of Intent-Brand Name- USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) Building 002 Renovation

This Special Notice from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Baltimore concerns the renovation of Building 002 at the USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. The project will utilize brand name components solely sourced from Siemens for the building automation system, UMCS, and DACT. Lenel will sole source the electronic security system, and Sargent Manufacturing Company will sole source the door locksets.

The Notice serves as a sources sought notification to identify potential equivalent products to the brand name items by November 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST. Interested vendors must provide evidence of alternative equivalent products to these brand name items to the Army Corps of Engineers contract specialist by this deadline. If no equivalent products are identified, the agency intends to sole source the components from the aforementioned brands. This notification allows contractors an opportunity to qualify alternative solutions for consideration before sole sourcing decisions are finalized for the renovation project.