US ARMY ENGINEERING & SUPPORT CENTER

63 -- PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF UTILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS SOL DACA87-97-R-0008 DUE 031397 POC Contract Specialist Charles Borders (205) 895-1113 (Site Code DACA87) The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, intends to award firm fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple contracts to provide and install Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Energy Monitoring and Control Systems (EMCS) and other automated control systems including fire alarm, smoke removal, and electronic security at government facilities worldwide. The contract period will be for five (5) years. The work will include developing equipment installation engineering plans; providing hardware and software; installation; test and check-out; performing minor facility modifications required to support equipment installation; performing special engineering services and studies; installing data transmission equipment; interfacing to automated control systems; determining compatibility of new equipment with existing control systems; preparing system and component documentation; providing operator and maintenance manuals; providing training; warranting systems; maintaining and servicing systems; preparing after action and other reports; and providing as-built installation drawings. The contractor will maintain experienced personnel to conduct the above work on a sustaining level. Prospective contractors must be individuals, firms or corporations regularly engaged in the business of providing the supplies and services indicated above and must possess satisfactory organizational, financial, and technical ability and equipment to ensure a satisfactory completion of the contract, and have established a satisfactory record for completion of contracts of similar nature. The selected contractors must be UMCS suppliers who are regularly engaged in providing UMCS. The selected contractor must possess knowledge and experience in all aspects of UMCS and deployment thereof. Responding firms must demonstrate or possess: (1) previous experience in supply, installation, and logistics support (including operator and maintenance training) of UMCS. These systems include instrumentation and control devices, sensors, field panels, control room equipment, software, and various types of data transmission; (2) knowledge of Corps of Engineers specifications; (3) staff including electrical engineers, software personnel, mechanical engineers and electronics technicians; (4) facilities for fabrication and testing of equipment and systems. The award will be based on Best Value to the Government and will require a technical proposal, via oral presentation, that will outweigh cost. The value of these contracts are estimated cumulatively at $150 million. A pre-proposal conference will be held in Huntsville, Alabama approximately twenty (20) days after RFP issuance. The exact time and place in Huntsville for the conference along with information concerning pre-registration will be specified in the solicitation. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this acquisition is 3822. For the purpose of this solicitation, any firm with 500 or less employees is considered small business. Contractor must furnish business size with written request (i.e. small, women owned, small disadvantaged, or large businesses). The award of contracts will be accomplished through full and open competition. The Government further reserves the right to award a contract to an acceptable small business firm provided adequate small business competition exist. The award date for these contracts are planned for June 1997. Staggered awards are contemplated due to funding constrains. A CD-ROM Disk of the solicitation is available by written request to the address given below. It is anticipated that the RFP will be issued the first of February, 1997. All written request shall be made to Contracting Officer, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, attn: CEHNC-CT/S Borders, P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, Alabama 35807-4301. No telephone request. All responsible sources will be considered for award. (0023)

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