RECOVERY - SMART GRID - BACnet PROTOCOL TO ENABLE SMART GRID COMPATIBILITY, IT SECURITY AND IPv6 IMPLEMENTATION.

RECOVERY - This Sources Sought notice is issued for informational and planning purposes only. Any acquisition that may result from this Sources Sought notice will be funded, in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). No Solicitation is currently available, and no unsolicited proposal will be entertained as a result of this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541690; the Small Business size standard is $7.0 million. Under Title XIII, Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, NIST has "primary responsibility to coordinate development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of Smart Grid devices and systems..." As part of that effort, the scope of this project consists of addressing enhancements to BACnet to enable Smart Grid compatibility, IT security, and IPv6 implementation. The goal is to scope the design of this IT compatible BACnet protocol such that it meets the needs of effective integration with the Smart Grid, including basis on established IT protocols and security, and addressing residential as well as commercial building automation. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCE S SOUGHT NOTICE: On your cover sheet, state in the following order: Solicitation Number AMD-10-SS49 and title of the requirement; your company name, address, phone and fax number; the name, phone number, and title of a person to contact; DUN and Bradstreet number, and business size. Your documentation shall not exceed 20 double spaced, single sided pages, excluding the cover page. All pages shall be numbered. Include the following information in your documentation: 1. Description of each related project completed by your company as a prime Contractor or as significant subcontractor within the past three (3) years, including as much of the following information as possible: (a) A brief description of the technical requirements of that project; (b) The specific information on your company's previous experience in providing the type of services required by this announcement; and, (c) The name, address, point of contact and phone number of customer organization for which the work was done; 2. Indication of whether your company currently has an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration at www.ccr.gov (This is not part of the 20 page limitation.) If so, please include a copy of your CCR; and 3. Indicate whether you company has any GSA Schedule contracts for similar work. NIST encourages responses from all responsible sources, including but not limited to small businesses. Interested sources that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should submit an electronic copy of their capability statement, addressing the criteria identified above. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Written capability statements shall clearly and unambiguously demonstrate ability to perform work of the nature indentified in this notice. Responses to this notice should be e-mailed to Mr. Peter Staples, Contractor/Senior Acquisition Specialist at peter.staples@nist.gov with a copy to Ms. Wanza Jonjo, Contracting Officer at Wanza.Jonjo@nist.gov no later than 12:00 p.m., EST on March 4, 2010. No telephone requests will be honored.