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THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSAL. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to... THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSAL. 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, Omaha District intends to include the following proprietary items in a solicitation for a construction acquisition under authority of FAR 6.302-1(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 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 Part 6.302-1(c)(1), "Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements". A subsequent market survey will not be published in support of a Justification and Approval (J&A) for sole sourcing the resultant product(s) or system(s) in the event an equivalent product is not submitted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 that will be issued/solicited competitively. Only that part of the project requiring brand name components will be sole source if no sources are able to prove an equal product. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT: The construction project will include Brand Name only equipment as follows and is in accordance with US Air Force Approved Product Lists: Intrusion Detection System: Vindicator V5 IDS Network security appliance - Intrusion Detection, Revision 3.2 Release 23 Model AES-8270T Vindicator Security Archive Workstation (SAW 5) Version 5.1.0.6 Vindicator Site Commander Version 1.2.0.1 Access Control System: Vindicator V5 ACS Network Security Appliance - Access Control, Revision 3.2 Release 23 Model AES-1401T Vindicator Security Archive Workstation (SAW 5) Version 5.1.0.6 Closed Circuit Television: Prometheus Security Group Global Inc. (PSSGI) Video Image Control and Display System (VICADS) Version 4.1 Service Pack 2.4 Video Management System Any vendor wishing to provide system components similar to the items listed above must provide a copy of its brochure, a narrative and all other technical data required to clearly identify compliance with the requirements above no later than 4 January 2021, 2:00 PM CST, to Contract Specialist, William Rawe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Contracting Division, via email to William.T.Rawe@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.