U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

63 -- ANNUAL MARKET SURVEY FOR USE IN PROPRIETARY ACQUISITION OF ENERGY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY POC For Futher Information contact Military Branch (402) 221-3986 (John Stobbe). The intent of the Government is to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Staefa Control System Inc., 1205 S. Platte River Drive, Suite 200, Denver, CO unless this notice reveals additional contractors or vendors capable of satisfying the requirements. The Contractor is to provide all labor and materials to add additional points in separate buildings, to the existing basewide Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS). The work consists of: (1) Installation of field interface devices (FID). The panels must be compliant with and operational through the existing Staefa Integral System Three, (2) Work in the Master Control Room will include the installation of new data points in the existing software, (3) Connection of the FID's to the existing central computer through new or existing data communication network, (4) Connection of all devices in the data environment to the new FID's. Vendor equipment and software must be compliant with and operational through the existing Staefa system. The existing system central processing unit is a Staefa Integral System Three central processing unit operating in Santa Cruz Operating (SCO) UNIX environment. The Integral System Three interfaces for control, monitoring and EMCS functions to individual buildings through Staefa Integral system Two-Staefa Net controllers and/or Datamux ''C'' and ''D'' field multiplexers. Communication within the system is by means of a copyright protected technical standardized network protocol. Information must be furnished to confirm that the vendor equipment has been successfully connected to and operated with the aforementioned Staefa equipment and system configuration. A parallel system is not acceptable. Contractors who wish to install Staefa equipment must show proof of licensing or certification by Staefa to install Staefa equipment and software. The Government will use the information obtained from this notice to evaluate the capabilities of the marketplace. Interested vendors/contractors must submit clear and convincing documentation which clearly demonstrates their capability to meet the Governments requirement within 30 days after publication of this notice. A determination by the Government to have the competitive procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government reserves the right to procure all, part or none of the EMCS equipment and software previously mentioned. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. (0212)

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