RFI for Wind Turbine Monitoring

The Marine Forces Reserve (MFR) is issuing this RFI to ascertain if an equal product to Northern Power Systems products is currently available and being sold in the commercial marketplace. Salient characteristics for the following brand name Northern Power Systems are: BRAND NAME: NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT: Northern Power Systems Wind Turbine Monitoring - Shall provide remote monitoring and maintenance of wind turbine generators at MCRC Battle Creek and MCRC Great Lakes. - The service shall include cellular communications necessary to execute the 24/7 remote monitoring of the wind turbine operating conditions. - Operation and power generation from the wind turbines shall be dependent on the remote network connectivity to ensure the turbine operates within safety limits. - The cellular service shall be limited to the network connectivity of the Remote Terminal Unit located near the base on the wind turbines and geographically separated from the Marine Corps Reserve Center facilities and network connections. INDUSTRY RESPONSES/SUBMISSIONS: At a minimum, responses to this notice should include: (1) Equal product to Northern Power Systems Wind Turbine Monitoring and descriptive literature of the equal product. Firms offering equal products shall submit sufficient descriptive literature to permit the contracting agency to assess whether the equal product meets all the salient characteristics specified in the attached. Firms offering "equal" items shall provide a detailed description of the product and product capabilities, product literature/brochures and not merely a reiteration of the salient characteristics provided herein. (2) Experience in providing the equal product described in the attachment; (3) A primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address; (4) Vendor business size (the applicable NAICS code for the requirement and the size standard for small business). Note: Responses to this notice will be used to determine the availability of small businesses in consideration of a small business set-aside. (5) Pricing, publicized price lists, where they can be found, and if option pricing authorized (for market research purposes only). (6) If submitting an equal brand name product, specify whether or not currently certified/approved to operate on the NGEN network. If approved, include documentation/proof of certification to operate on NGEN network. INDUSTRY QUESTIONS/SUBMISSIONS: No phone calls will be accepted regarding this notice. ALL INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS shall be sent in writing via email to alexis.whitaker@usmc.mil and cc: tammy.demille@usmc.mil. NOTES: (1) This RFI is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-3. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. (2) Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.