# Special Notice for Brand Name Vindicator Intrusion Detection System Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/64c3d25977844d0e93938ced1d53cc08 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was April 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM EDT - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: W076 Endist FT Worth (W9126G) - NAICS: 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: Barksdale AFB, Louisiana - First posted: April 12, 2024 - Last posted: April 12, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/64c3d25977844d0e93938ced1d53cc08/view ## Description **SUBJECT:** This notice is market research to support inclusion of sole source (brand name) specification in Solicitation W9126G25R0Z5Q entitled, B6413 Building Renovation Secure Space. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District, Texas intends to specify the below listed item as part of a renovation contract to be executed on Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB), Louisiana. A determination by the Government to not compete this requirement, for the specific item listed below, based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Reference FAR 6.302-1(c), “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements - Application for brand name descriptions.” (NAICS 561621) – Vindicator Intrusion Detection System (IDS) - We are to provide IDS to the entire facility. This facility will be monitored at multiple locations, throughout BAFB. Each existing location utilizes Vindicator IDS as well as Vindicator support facilities. This particular brand will also be the IDS control/hardware head end system. IDS panels will be Vindicator equipment. Other ancillary devices including motion detectors, keypads, power supplies, etc. will be specifications. Vindicator IDS are manufactured by: Honeywell International, Inc. THIS NOTICE IS A SPECIAL NOTICE AND NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No solicitation will be available as the sole source item will be incorporated into the specifications of the Solicitation for B6413 Building Renovation Secure Space. **SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:** Vendors who offer potential products/sources that meet the same functional requirements/specifications as the Honeywell Vindicator IDS, are invited to respond to this notice. Responses must include the following information: Identification of the manufacturer’s name, address, and country of product manufacture. Fully detailed specification sheets. Narrative addressing how your product meets the salient features listed above. Please send responses to terry.a.hardin@usace.army.mil and bijay.gurung@usace.army.mil Responses must include company name, address, and point of contact including phone number and email address. Provide response no later than 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) 18 April 2024. ## Publications - April 12, 2024: Special notice, due April 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM EDT. Notice 64c3d25977844d0e93938ced1d53cc08. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/64c3d25977844d0e93938ced1d53cc08/view ## Points of contact - Bijay Gurung, bijay.gurung@usace.army.mil, 8178861018 - Terry Hardin, terry.hardin@usace.army.mil, 8178861068 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/64c3d25977844d0e93938ced1d53cc08.