Sole source: johnson controls international (JCI) for annual support and maintenance services for the JCI metasys building automation system (BAS) at the hollings marine laboratory (HML), charleston, south carolina

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition & Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk, intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Johnson Controls International (JCI) for annual support and maintenance services for the JCI MetaSys Building Automation System (BAS) located at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. The procurement falls under NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and PSC code J030 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment). NOAA's sole source determination is based on JCI being the only source capable of providing the required services at the necessary quality level, as the existing BAS is proprietary to the JCI MetaSys platform and only JCI retains legal and technical authority to access the MetaSys programming environment, software licensing, and diagnostic tools. No competitive solicitation package is available; however, interested firms may submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information to the government's point of contact within 15 days of the notice publication (by April 9, 2026) for evaluation solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis. Similar products or services from other companies cannot be integrated into or substituted for the existing MetaSys system, and JCI has no authorized partners or resellers capable of providing these services.

The procurement includes no set-aside designations, and Johnson Controls International is identified as the incumbent contractor and sole source for this requirement. The period of performance extends for one year from the date of award, though no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The government emphasizes that oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice, and all inquiries must be submitted in writing. While the notice does not request competitive proposals, the government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award or to conduct a competitive procurement based on any substantiating documentation or requests for information received during the 15-day response window.