D -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES Notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract utilizing Simplified Acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR Part 13 with Siemens Building Technologies Inc., 9835 Carroll Ctr. Rd. #100, San Diego CA 92126 for services in maintaining and upgrading an existing Siemens Apogee System 600. Requirements are for a system manager and systems specialist to perform Siemens Apogee Systems 600 Database administration, network optimization utilizing Siemens Network Performance Diagnostic Tool (NPDT) and Powers Programming language using Siemens Apogee Commissioning Tool Software (ACTS). Perform energy advocacy and Powers programming strategies. Project Management on new construction and retrofit upgrades. Engineering design, including Apogee System 600 DDC architecture and Powers programming for control sequence. Project development and design. Formal Staff Training by certified instructors and technicians from Siemens Building Technologies with development program for onsite operations. Apogee System 600 integration, Modular Building Controllers and Modular Equipment Controller maintenance installing Firmware 2.X upgrades, Installing Insight Apogee Software Upgrades 3.2.X and optimization by Siemens factory certified technicians. Network administration by Windows NT trained technicians. Apogee Systems 600 migration planning and development. Respond to mutually identified system alarms, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. On an as needed or emergency basis, repair or replace failed components, provide system support upgrades and enhancements with Apogee System 600 Insight Software upgrades and Modular Building Controller and Modular Equipment Controller firmware upgrades through the life of this order. The proposed action is for supplies and services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The government believes that only one responsible source can provide the supplies/services that will satisfy the agency requirements. The contractorholds the proprietary hardware, engineering and software data. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes but responses received on or before September 29th, 1999, 12:00 pm PST will be evaluated. A determination by the Contracting Officer not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please email comments/responses via email to the Contracting Officer at joe.pechinko@gsa.gov and WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=99CM0020&LocI D=52. E-MAIL: Paul Martin, paul.martin@gsa.gov. Posted 09/24/99 (D-SN384388).

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