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THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSAL. PROJECT: Control no. W912DR25RA033: PATTON HALL – NEW STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, JOINT BASE ... THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSAL. PROJECT: Control no. W912DR25RA033: PATTON HALL – NEW STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL (JBMHH), VIRGINIA. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of Brand Name Items. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District intends to include the following proprietary items in a request for proposal for a construction contract acquisition under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(ii), Authorized or required by statute. This project may include a Brand Name only component, as described below, unless the results of this sources sought notification indicates otherwise. This notification serves three purposes: (1) to notify potential Offerors of the Government's intent to solicit a brand name only component under a future construction project; (2) to identify potential sources that can provide the brand name only item and/or equivalent; (3) notification of the Army's intent to contract sole source for a Brand Name Only, if the market is unable to provide 'equivalent' products. In the event no equivalent equipment exists, the Brand Name Only justification will be issued pursuant to FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(ii). A subsequent market survey will not be published in support of a Justification and Approval (J&A) for sole sourcing the resultant product(s) or system(s) in the event an equivalent product is not submitted for consideration. In such instances, the brand name or equal component will be embedded in the construction project. Only that part of the project requiring brand name components will be sole sourced if no sources are able to prove an equal product. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT: The construction project will include Brand Name only equipment as follows: Fire Alarm Radio Transmitter: The Fire Alarm System that is to be installed within the new facility is required by Code to transmit signals to a the constantly attended Directorate of Emergency Services (DES)/Fire Department, which uses a Monaco D-12 received. This project must include a radio transmitter that is compatible with the existing received equipment in order to transmit the required signals. The use of any other manufacturer would result in the inability to send fire alarm signals to the Base Fire Department as required. Interested vendors must show clear and convincing evidence that alternatives to the specified items exist. Interested vendors wishing to be considered by the Government as described above must provide a copy of its brochure and any other capability statements/ data no later than 03 October 2025, 11:00 AM EDT, to Contract Specialist, Amber Rose, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Contracting Division, via email to amber.L.rose@usace.army.mil. This is a market survey and notification of intent only. This is not a request to respond to a solicitation. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the direction of the Government.