Runway 03-21 Airfield Lighting Repair, Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield (WSAAF), Fort Drum, New York

The New York District has solicited and awarded a design-bid-build construction project for the subject project in 2023.

This notification serves three (3) purposes:

A. To notify potential suppliers of the Government’s intent to solicit a brand name only component for this project.

B. To identify potential sources that can provide an equivalent to the brand name only item.

C. Notification of the Army’s intent to solicit a brand name component as described below.

The item described below, under summary of requirements, is embedded in the construction project. The contract was issued as a negotiated procurement. Only the component described below will be sole sourced, if no other sources are identified that can provide an equivalent system. In the event no equivalent sources are found, the brand name only justification will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. A subsequent market survey will not be published in support of a Justification and Approval for sole sourcing. Supplies of the brand name component will be provided directly to the Contractor and not to the Government.

Summary of Requirement:

Control System by Trane Tracer Ensemble

The USACE team for the subject project is proposing to use the Trane Tracer Ensemble for the building automation system (BAS). The design requires two (2) controllers and integration with the existing front-end BAS server and is estimated to cost $16,000. The Fort Drum base standard for control systems is a Trane Tracer Control system. The existing equipment on base utilizes the Ensemble BAS software for base-wide control and monitoring, and buildings are already equipped with Tracer controllers. Therefore, integration with the existing campus Trane system is crucial. The use of the Trane Tracer Ensemble system will allow for easy integration into the existing system and will not require additional training for facility staff. Additionally, Trane products are commercially available off the shelf and are compliant with the Buy American Act. Other manufacturer products are not compatible with the existing Trane system.

Any vendor that wishes to provide an alternate source to the brand name abovethat is compatible with the above must provide a response with data supporting the claim within 15 business days of this announcement to New York District Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division.

This is a market survey and notification of intent only. This is not a request to respond to a solicitation. This requirement will be solicited at a future date.