35--SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer, Alaska, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to Siemens Industry, Inc. for the upgrade of its proprietary Siemens Building Automation System from the obsolete Insight/Apogee platform to the current Desigo CC platform. This action is justified under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) as a simplified acquisition not exceeding the $250,000 threshold, and competition is precluded due to the proprietary nature of the Siemens system, including exclusive software licenses, migration tools, and technical documentation accessible only to Siemens or its authorized representatives. The scope includes labor, software, licensing, hardware, programming, database migration, graphics conversion, testing, training, and commissioning required to restore automated control, alarm management, remote diagnostics, and energy efficiency without replacing existing Siemens field controllers. The acquisition is not a solicitation for competitive offers, and no formal evaluation factors, weights, or trade-off analysis will be conducted; award is based solely on the necessity of maintaining system compatibility and operational continuity. Interested parties may submit evidence of their capability to perform similar work by August 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but such submissions will only be considered to determine if competition is feasible and will not entitle the submitter to reimbursement of costs. The sole source justification, referenced in the notice, contains the technical and procurement rationale supporting this decision. All work will be performed at the refuge’s headquarters/visitor center in Homer, Alaska, and the contracting officer, Melissa Niemi, is the designated point of contact for correspondence, which must reference solicitation number DOIFFBO260157. No packaging, labeling, preservation, or invoicing details are specified in the documentation, and no contractor representations, certifications, or socioeconomic status disclosures are included, as the award is not subject to competitive procedures.