D -- UPGRADE EXISTING SIEMENS APOGEE SYSTEM 600 The General Services Administration intents to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 with Siemens Building Technologies Inc. Services are required in maintaining and upgrading an existing Siemens Apogee System 600. Requirements are for an Energy Engineer, Project Manager, Control Technician and a Performance Assurance Engineer 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 contractor holds the proprietary hardware, engineering and software data. This notice is not a request for quotes but responses received on or before January 19, 2000, 12:00 pm PST will be considered. 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 debbie.wells@gsa.gov. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=9T0Y996A&LocI D=52. E-MAIL: Paul Martin, paul.martin@gsa.gov. Posted 01/15/00 (D-SN416423).

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