Starline Busway System Components

The United States Marine Corps is seeking to procure 3 Phase 30A 208V 8.6K Watt Power Strips and Starline Busway Plug-In Units for the MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune G6 Data Center. The procurement specifically requires Vertiv-manufactured Geist Rack Power Distribution Units (RPDUs) in multiple colors (yellow, red, blue, and green) along with 12 US Marine Corps Plug In Modules that must be compatible with the existing Starline 225A Track Busway System. The equipment must feature individual outlet monitoring capabilities, daisy chain Ethernet connectivity, LCD touch display, and 36 total outlets (30 C13 and 6 C19). This is a brand-name sole source acquisition justified by the unique technical requirements for advanced power metering and the ability to daisy chain 11 or more Power Distribution Units to a single IP address, capabilities that only Geist PDUs currently support. The solicitation response deadline is July 17, 2025, at 12:00 PM, with a targeted delivery date of September 30, 2025.

This procurement operates under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold with no set-aside designation, though it is targeted for small businesses including service-disabled veteran-owned and women-owned small business concerns. The brand-name justification specifically identifies the Starline 225A Bus way system distributed by Wesco as the required solution, effectively making this a sole source procurement. The acquisition involves replacing current 5kW power strips with 8kW power strips across the Component Enterprise Data Center (CEDC), which contains multiple cabinets within 7 rows, with each cabinet requiring two 3-phase 30A 208V 8.6kW power strips. The work will be performed at Camp Lejeune, NC, as part of the Marine Corps' effort to upgrade the data center's power distribution infrastructure with enhanced remote monitoring capabilities.