SAM #1179103

Sole-source Schneider Electric building automation system modernization for USDA APHIS Miami Animal Import Center

USDA APHIS plans a sole-source upgrade to the building automation system that supports temperature monitoring and control at its Miami Animal Import Center. - Buyer: USDA Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), for APHIS Veterinary Services. - Proposed vendor: Advanced Control Corporation, Inc., which installed and maintains the existing system. - Scope: Modernize the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Building Operation system, replacing obsolete controllers and integrating replacements with retained infrastructure. - Equipment: One EcoStruxure Building Operation AS-P Automation Server, one SpaceLogic EBO MP-C chiller plant controller, and 13 SpaceLogic MP-C air-handling-unit controllers. The notice also lists one EcoStruxure Building Operation Migration. - Services and requirements: Install and configure equipment; integrate retained VAV controllers; provide programming, graphics, alarms, and schedules; preserve approved sequences; test and commission the system; and deliver operator training and documentation. Coordinate work to minimize disruption to animal-quarantine temperature monitoring and control. - Acquisition approach: Intended firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis. This is not a request for competitive quotations, but responsible sources may submit capability statements. - Unknowns: No part numbers, response deadline, performance dates, or official contract value are provided in the supplied materials.

Description

The USDA Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), on behalf of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Advanced Control Corporation, Inc., for the modernization of the existing EcoStruxure Building Operation system at the USDA APHIS VS Animal Import Center located in Miami, Florida.

The requirement includes replacing obsolete building automation controllers, integrating replacement components with the existing system, and performing associated programming, testing, and commissioning.

Advanced Control Corporation originally installed and currently maintains the existing system. The proposed modernization requires compatible equipment and integration with proprietary controls while retaining functioning infrastructure and maintaining essential temperature monitoring and control capabilities.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources that believe they can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement for Government consideration. Additional information and response instructions are provided in the attached presolicitation notice.

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