# Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Arcata HVAC Controls Replacement

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240bg25q0050

- Solicitation number: 1240BG25Q0050
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Pacific Coast Sales & Service Inc.
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Pacific Northwest Research Station (120M96)
- NAICS: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Product or service code: J041 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment
- Place of performance: California
- County: Humboldt County (FIPS 06023). https://abierto.us/counties/humboldt-county-ca-06023
- City: Arcata. https://abierto.us/cities/arcata-ca-0602476
- First posted: August 11, 2025
- Last posted: August 11, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/934edced33b641bb8555977d4f03b5f1/view

## Description

The Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW), Redwood Sciences Laboratory – Arcata, CA intends to issue a firm fixed price, sole source award to Pacific Coast Trane Controls, 310 Soquel Way Sunnyvale, CA 94085. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). To solicit to another source would cause unacceptable disruption to the continuity operations and could pose potential Health and Safety risks due to a non-functioning HVAC system.

This work is required to replace the existing, non-operational HVAC controls system which manage the currently installed Trane HVAC system. Soliciting another company would lead to a potential disruption of HVAC systems and due to no other systems being compatible with the existing Trane system due to proprietary hardware and software. Additionally, the use of any other equipment or software would necessitate the total replacement of the existing HVAC system.

The anticipated award date is August 27, 2025. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 238220 and the size standard is $22,000,000.00. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement was based market research. A solicitation will not be issued. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The point of contract for this action is listed below:

Ricky McLellan Contracting Officer e-mail: ricky.mclellan@usda.gov

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Pacific Coast Sales & Service Inc. (UEI TTSJVGKMPYZ5)
- Contract: 1240BG25P0042, purchase order
- Obligated: $39,826.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1240BG25Q0050 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1240BG25P0042_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 11, 2025: Special notice, due August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 0b522c2131d644298800b415800b21c2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0b522c2131d644298800b415800b21c2/view
- August 11, 2025: Special notice, due August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 934edced33b641bb8555977d4f03b5f1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/934edced33b641bb8555977d4f03b5f1/view

## Points of contact

- Ricky McLellan, ricky.mclellan@usda.gov, 9713376197

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