Physical Access Control System (PACS) Refresh & Maintenance

This Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Siemens for the refresh and maintenance of a Physical Access Control System (PACS) for building security at United States Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District Headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan and will sole source to: Siemens Industry Inc. 1000 E. Deerfield PKWY Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 As part of this procurement, the Detroit Distract intends to specify brand name products on a sole source basis under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1(b) to Siemens Industry Inc. Due to the highly specialized nature of this Software Support Agreement, Siemens is uniquely qualified since it allows the Detroit District Headquarters to maintain a 24/7 emergency contact to keep the C-CURE system fully functional. Work under this contract is expected to include the following: The objective of this project is to procure the necessary hardware, software, and services to upgrade and maintain the existing PACS. The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment, labor, and expertise to meet the requirements. The Contractor shall provide a renewal for the C?CURE 9000 Software Support Agreement. The agreement is necessary to receive technical support, software updates, and patches. The contractor shall have Direct Support attached to the support agreement at time of renewal. The Contractor shall purchase, program, and install thirteen (13) new card readers to replace the current proximity-only readers. The Contractor shall upgrade the C?CURE 9000 software from the current version (2.9) to the latest stable and approved version (e.g., Version 3.1 or higher) for continued secure operation. The Contractor will provide an Emergency Onsite Response service between scheduled service calls and respond onsite at your facility within the next business day, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, during the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) for emergency conditions, as determined by Detroit District. This notice of intent is not a request for a competitive proposal. This is not a solicitation and the information contained herein are subject to change or be eliminated from the requirement. Only Contractor's capable of providing directly compatible equivalent products shall respond. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties who feel they have the capability may identify their interest and capabilities to provide directly compatible equivalent products, please provide the following: 1. Name of Firm 2. Cage Code 3. Point of Contact, Phone Number, and Email address 4. Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent products/services/software Submit and information for consideration by the Government to sally.e.artz@usace.army.mil, matthew.mcduffie@usace.army.mil, and LRE-Proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Siemens. Responses shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government to not compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.