Sole Source Notice - Maintenance of Schneider Electric Energy Management Control System

Closed Special Notice Posted

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .

Solicitation number
FA465424R0010
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Grissom ARB, Indiana 46971, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Special Notice announces the Department of the Air Force Reserve Command's intent to solicit and negotiate with Shambaugh & Sons, L.P. DBA Havel Bros Div UEI CYAJNVLQ9V99 on a sole source basis for maintenance of the Schneider Electric Energy Management Control System at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana.

The Special Notice is being issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 as the agency has determined that only the original equipment manufacturer, Schneider Electric, can satisfy its needs to maintain the integrity of the proprietary control system software linking HVAC equipment across 48 facilities. Interested contractors authorized by Schneider Electric to perform this service may submit written expressions of interest by March 5, 2024. However, the agency intends to award directly to Shambaugh & Sons as the sole provider able to service the specialized control system originally procured to bring the base into compliance with energy efficiency mandates.

Notice text

FA465424R0010 - Maintenance of Schneider Electric Energy Management Control System

Grissom Air Reserve Base, IN (GARB) has a requirement for a contractor to provide services for performing maintenance on the Government owned Schneider Electric Energy Management Control System (EMCS) and service for the HVAC of various buildings.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, Shambaugh & Sons, L.P. DBA Havel Bros Div UEI CYAJNVLQ9V99 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 

Background: The Industrial Control System at Grissom Air Reserve Base was updated in 2021 to create an Energy Management Control System. They system is located in 48 facilities with one central server. Struxureware by Schneider Electric was selected as the operating system due to it’s ability to meet AFCEC requirements and proximity to a contractor that can provide service to the base.

Justification: : Struxureware by Schneider Electric is the original manufacturer of HVAC control systems employed throughout the Grissom Air Reserve Base, that were procured to bring the base into compliance with (redacted) on (redacted). AFCEC has limited the field of authorized providers for systems including HVAC. Grissom Air Reserve Base has been transitioning all HVAC control systems base wide to Structureware by Schneider Electric to conform to (redacted) needed to obtain (redacted). Use of Struxureware systems, which are primarily comprised of proprietary software developed by Schneider Electric, is necessary to maintain integrity of HVAC control systems to which new systems were linked.

Efforts to Obtain Competition: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is being posted on Sam.gov. Interested sources that are authorized to perform this service by the manufacturer may provide written expressed interest.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Maintenance of Schneider Electric Energy Management Control System Award Award Notice
This notice Latest special notice Special Notice

Similar open opportunities

Opportunity Agency Set-aside Responses due
J059--Building Management System-Sole Source Intent NAICS 561210 Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 No set-aside
Compressor Units and Spares Maryland 20640, United States · NAICS 333415 Naval Sea Systems Command No set-aside
Heat exchanger, air Naval Supply Systems Command No set-aside
Compressor unit, REF, in repair/modification of Naval Supply Systems Command No set-aside

On GovTribe

Work this opportunity

  • Track it in your pipeline
  • Find teaming partners
  • Similar opportunities
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity