Hotel Guest Room Safe

The Government has a requirement for hotel room safes at Tyndall AFB, FL. The Governemnt is searching for Buy-American Act (BAA) compliant safes that meet the requirments. The sepeicfications require a digital safe that is capable of fiting a 17 inch laptop, approximately 8" X 19.5" X 15.75" dimensions, and cpable of being opened manually by hotel staff. Teh Government has been unable to find a BAA compliant safe. The RFP gave the HD Supply Shield Security Electronic In-Room Safe as an example.

The Construction Contractor has proposed the Registry Guest Room Safe, 8" H x 19.50" Wx 15.75" D, Black, sold by Americna Hotel Register (Consolidated Hospitality Supplies), 544Lakeview Parkway, Suite 300 Vernon Hills, IL 60061. This request is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. It is for information only and is not a request for proposal (RFP) or announcement of a solicitation. The purpose of this notice is to understand the market for alternative suppliers of the items described above.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all information received by the date indicated in this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to grant an exception to BAA requiremetns based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Contracting, is conducting a market survey to identify alternate sources.

Respondent firms shall provide: Manufacturer's name and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) if applicable. Product data and written statement of the ability of firm’s alternative product to be used in place of the referenced product above for the equipment specified. The written statement of compliance shall include necessary backup design information and supporting documentation. A list of projects in which the manufacturer has met similar requirements for similar applications shall be provided.

The list shall include the exact location of project(s) and a point of contact with phone numbers. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this notice nor return the data provided. Responses should be sent to eric.j.hurtado@usace.army.mil no later than stated response time. No other forms of transmission are requested or will be accepted.