Operational Contracts Division, Infrastructure Branch, AAC/PKOI, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862

Z -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 121099 POC Statia J. McNeese, Contracting Officer, 850/882-5628, X5300; Sheila Kingman, Contract Specialist, 850/882-5628, X5274 WEB: Click here to access the electronic posting system, http://www.eps.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, kingman@eglin.af.mil. The Air Armament Center, Operational Contracting, Infrastructure Branch, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, intends to procure on a sole-source basis Barber-Colman components when acquiring new or upgrading existing energy management systems for base-wide heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) construction renovation projects. The Barber-Colman Network 8000 is the primary energy control system at Eglin AFB and was acquired and established competitively during various HVAC renovation projects or new construction on a building-by-building basis. The Barber-Colman Direct Digital Control (DDC) system satisfies the minimum requirements of the government by providing non-complex, in-house maintained and programmed, central host stations. These host stations will access and fully control, monitor and locally program a network of existing Barber-Colman global control modules (GCM) located in various buildings at Eglin AFB, thereby conserving dwindling resources and providing for more reliable, efficient base operations. Equipment and software packages for all future DDC systems must be compatible in order for various buildings to be controlled by existing Barber-Colman, host control stations. Specifying Barber-Colman systems and components will (1) insure total compatibility and interoperability of existing, numerous base-wide Barber-Colman GCMs; (2) maintain accountability for the single system and avoid invalidating any warranties; (3) avoid added costs of training employees to operate systems using a variety of different types of software; (4) allow government in-house personnel to continue to independently maintain and program system software; and (5) avoid buying of different brands of additional equipment necessary to monitor various incompatible systems that currently exist at Eglin. Hardware and software limitations among manufacturers other than Barber-Colman result in inability of government in-house personnel to fully control, monitor and program multiple manufacturers' systems from an existing Barber-Colman host station. Consequently, existing multiple stand-alone systems acquired piecemeal from other manufacturers are not being utilized to full capacity because of incompatibility with the Barber-Colman host station. This announcement is not a request for competitive proposals but a notice of intent to specify Barber-Colman DDC systems in future HVAC renovation projects. Other manufacturers of GCMs may identify their interest or capability by supplying a Statement of Capability (SOC) package that discusses how they intend to satisfy the government's needs. The SOC should provide information regarding product quality, required system components and system integration flexibility, maintenance requirements, spare parts requirements and availability, warranty coverage, system training requirements, and contractor availability and support. SOC package must be submitted not later than 10 December 1999 to AAC/PKOIB, attention Sheila Kingman, Contract Specialist, 205 West D Ave., Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862, e-mail kingman@eglin.af.mil. -- -- - Posted 11/19/99 (W-SN402362). (0323)

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