ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CHICAGO DISTRICT'S NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCLUDE BRAND NAME COMPONENTS IN A FUTURE CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF CALUMET YATES POND STORMWATER PUMP STATION UPGRADES Prescribed at the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are provisions discussing "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." Procedures are herein implemented to satisfy the requirements of such provisions, and are specific to FAR § 6.302-1(c) (1) (i) and (ii) (A) (B) and (C). Accordingly, by this notice, the Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District is satisfying the particular conditions at subparagraphs (d) (2) of said Subsection, relative to acquiring brand name only products or items peculiar to one manufacturer. For the purposes described hereunder, the Chicago District intends to issue a competitive solicitation that will include brand name only items. Therefore, the winning CONSTRUCTION contractor will be required to purchase the brand name items to be compliant with systems already in use/place by the City of Calumet City, Illinois. The equipment consists of three (3) submersible pumps and one (1) diesel generator. The brand name equipment shall be supplied by Metropolitan Industries, Inc. and specifically includes the following: • Submersible Pumps, Base Elbows, Sealing Flanges, Lifting Handles, Chains/Shackles, Guiderails, Access Hatches, Freight, Start-Up - Metropolitan Industries, Inc. (3 each), • Generator, ATS, Load Bank, Freight, Start-Up - Metropolitan Industries, Inc. (1 each), • Controls, Floats, Overload Heaters, SCADA Integration, Freight, Start-Up - Metropolitan Industries, Inc. (1 each). With respect to the future construction project, wherein the aforementioned brand name items will be installed, it is common for local communities, such as Calumet City to standardize stormwater pumping requirements throughout their corporate boundaries. This provides a uniform method of specifying and installing stormwater pumps, in order to facilitate manufacturer standardization. This type of standardization is also in the best interest of the Public Works department, who work within these corporate boundaries and are responsible for the maintenance of these facilities. Accordingly, to meet the existing facility standards already in place, the City of Calumet City Yates Pond Stormwater Pump Station Upgrade Project requires the installation of brand-named equipment as depicted above. Moreover, if other than the brand name items were acquired, it would cause substantial compatibility issues for the Public Works department within the City of Calumet City. These issues could potentially duplicate costs with respect to spare parts, inventories and stormwater pump station equipment. Therefore, the use of the existing standard specified Manufacturer of stormwater pumps, names Metropolitan Industries, Inc. is necessary to satisfy the need for standardization of such equipment. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit clearly articulated product information. Product information lacking the particular features that do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, this agency's needs cannot be considered. Interested firms may submit their interest and information from the date of this notice until 4:30p.m. CDT on 28 June 2019 via email to Ms. Regina G. Blair at
[email protected] with a copy furnished to Ericka Hillard at
[email protected]. Any electronically submitted file via Email CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and its attachment); files exceeding this size will be denied access to our email inbox. It is the responsibility of your firm to determine the size of its electronic file. The posting of this Notice satisfies the provisions set forth at Subpart 5.2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The Point of Contact for this Notice is Regina G. Blair at 312-846-5371 or Ericka Hillard at 312-846-5378.