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Notice ID:12405B20Q0024
Description The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is conducting market research to support the USDA/ARS/SEA, National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL) for a Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreeme...
Description The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is conducting market research to support the USDA/ARS/SEA, National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL) for a Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreement Implementation Plan. This plan includes but not limited to technical support, software updates/protection and recovery services. This is a sources sought notification ONLY issued by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for informational and planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation, nor is it an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Submission of any information in response to this notification is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in providing a response. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for a Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreement Implementation Plan. This plan to cover initial base year period plus 4 option years. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, tools, assembly, transportation, and supervision for the support services required for the Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreement Implementation Plan at the USDA/ARS/SEA, NSL, Oxford, MS location. The Contractor shall provide AUTOMATION CONTROL SERVICES consisting of Account Management. This to include Quality Assurance to ensure that delivered services are of the highest quality. Contractor shall meet with key staff members to discuss Contractor’s performance and location’s satisfaction with the quality of service being provided. Customer Support Services to include Remote Operator Support Service which must include (4) hours of remote service to be included with a cRSP remote connection to be installed to utilize service. Technical Support Services to include Preventative Maintenance and Data Protection & Data Recovery Services. digital services including eCumulus Private Cellular VPN and Automation Health Reporting. The Contractor shall also provide a SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN consisting of HVAC Control Services – Automation On-site Response Time and Call Windows. This to include Emergency Onsite Response: Monday through Sunday, 24 hours per Day, and Emergency Online/Phone Response: Monday through Sunday, 24 hours per Day. The Contractor shall also provide a MAINTAINED EQUIPMENT TABLE. Equipment to be maintained include PXC Compact with Preventative Maintenance – Four times annually (Combination of on site or remote using cRSP), eCumulas Cellular VPN Modem with Preventative Maintenance – Four times annually, TX/iO with Preventative Maintenance – Four times annually, TEC Electronic Controller with Preventative Maintenance – Four times annually (25% such that each controller once per year), PXC Panel B/U on-site with Data Protection & Recovery Services – Two times annually (Done remotely via cRSP), and Insight Back up on-site with Data Protection & Recovery Services – Two times annually (Done remotely via cRSP). The purpose of this sources sought notification is to identify Contractors that offer the full range of required Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreement Implementation Plan described above. Responses to this notification will help to determine the acquisition strategy for any future solicitation. Submission instructions: Interested Contractors for the Siemens Industry HVAC Service Agreement Implementation Plan should submit a response to the sources sought notification by 3:00 PM CST, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 to the attention of Monte Jordan at monte.jordan@usda.gov. Reponses must include: Organization Name including business address and mailing address (if different from business address). Contact name, e-mail address and phone number. Organization DUNS number and CAGE code. Business size status for the applicable NAICS codes. Large business or small business and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (i.e. SB, 8(a), VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB) with corresponding NACIS code. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
