SAM #12639526Q0094

Building Automation System Maintenance and Support for NCAPP Facility

This opportunity involves maintenance and support for the building automation system at the National Center for Applied Plant Protection (NCAPP) in Laurel, Maryland, managed by the USDA APHIS. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) - Regulatory and Management Services (RMS) - OEMs and Vendors: - Distech Controls (OEM) - American Auto-Matrix (OEM) - Products/Services Requested: - Maintenance, system review, checkout, and system-wide backup for Distech Controls and American Auto-Matrix building automation systems - 960 technician service hours for authorized Distech Controls and American Auto-Matrix specialists - 50 emergency overtime hours for after-hours and weekend repairs with 24/7 priority response - Key hardware components include: - American Auto-Matrix: SBC-ASCe, SBC-STAT3, SOLOPRO-UNLIM, SBC-VAVrt, SBC-GPC1, SSB-IOX1, SSB-UI1, SSB-DO2-1, SBC-FHc1, SBC-FHC1BDL - Distech Controls: ECY-VAV, ECY-PTU-207, ECY-303, ECY-S1000-48, ECY-S1000-28, ECLYPSE 6 HD15 Cable, ECY-PS24, ECY-4UI4UO-HOA, ECY-8UI, ECY-8UI6UO-HOA, ECX-Display, EC-BOS-8 - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Services must be performed by certified controls specialists with security clearance and Select Agent training - Support for BSL-2 and BSL-3 containment buildings, ensuring quarantine integrity and compliance with 7 CFR 331 - Troubleshooting of control sequence, sensor reading issues, and maintaining warranty compliance - Emergency response capability with 24/7 priority for critical repairs - Period of Performance: - Firm-fixed price contract with a base year and two option years - Approximately 80 hours per month during normal business hours, plus emergency overtime - Place of Performance: - National Center for Applied Plant Protection, Building 580, 9901 Powder Mill Road, Laurel, MD

Description

The National Center for Applied Plant Protection (NCAPP) in Laurel, Maryland, is a world reference laboratory for plant diagnostic testing and deals with many complex diseases and pathogens that threaten agricultural and native plants.  The BSL-2 and BSL-3 buildings at NCAPP are some of the most complex buildings within APHIS.  The building automation control systems at NCAPP are an integral part of the guaranteed quarantine integrity of the specialized buildings and the continuance of the containment of BSL-3AG agricultural plant pathogens and Select Agents required by 7 CFR 331.

The facility’s building automation system is a blend of Distech Controls and American Auto-Matrix requiring service, system review, checkout and system-wide backup.  NCAPP experiences control sequence, and temperature/operational stability problems with intermittent sensor reading fluctuations and loss of control/program settings.  The maintenance/testing control work is important to keeping this mission critical facility operating smoothly 24/7 to prevent or reduce failures which could greatly affect the operation of the pathogen testing program and possible breach in containment of the Ag Select Agents.

Solicitation documents are posted below.

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