Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Rockwell Automation, Inc.

This Notice of Intent to Sole Source Rockwell Automation for the purchase of Industrial Control System (ICS) Hardware for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Soo Project Office, Sault St. Marie, MI will sole source to:

Rockwell Automation Inc.

1 Allen Bradley Dr.

Cleveland, OH 44124 USA

As part of this procurement, the Detroit District intends to specify brand name products on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(c) to Rockwell Automation, Inc. The manufacturer, Rockwell Automation, Inc., is uniquely qualified since they are the manufacturer of the current system. In order to maintain compatability, all new equipment must be from Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Items being procured are below:

• Stratix 5800 switch, modular base, 8 copper 100/1000 ports, 2 SFP 100/1000 slots, layer 2 FW


• Stratix 5800 expansion module, 8 copper 100/1000 ports


• Stratix 5800 expansion module, 8 SFP 100/1000 slots


• 8GB High Capacity SD Card


• Stratix Fiber SFP, 1000 Mbit connectivity over multi-mode fiber


• Bulletin 1426 PowerMonitor 5000 M6, Power Quality Power Meter


• POINT I/O Module with 8 Configurable 24V DC Points with DeviceLogix


• 1-Port EtherNet I/O Adapter Module


• 24V DC 4 Point N.O. SPST Relay Output Module


• Module Bases W/ Removable IEC Screw Terminals


• ControlLogix 5580 Controller with 10 MB User Memory, USB Port, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet port, 250 EtherNet/IP Devices, 4 Character Alpha/Numeric Display


• ControlLogix 5580 Controller with 5 MB User Memory, USB Port, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet port, 175 EtherNet/IP Devices, 4 Character Alpha/Numeric Display


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  ControlLogix 5580 Controller with 3 MB User Memory, USB Port, 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet port, 100 EtherNet/IP Devices, 4 Character Alpha/Numeric Display

  
  


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  EtherNet/IP communication module, dual port, 10M/100M/1G twisted pair,512 TCP connections, 256 axes

  
  


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  Stratix 5410, 12 PoE 100/1G ports, 12 SFP 100/1G slots, 4 SFP 1G/10G slots, Layer 3 FW, Single AC/high DC power supply

  
  

This notice of intent is not a request for a competitive proposal. This is not a solicitation and the information contained herein is subject to change or to be eliminated from the requirement. Only contractors capable of providing directly compatible equivalent products shall respond. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

Interested parties who feel they have the capability may identify their interest and capability in writing to the identified point of contact, no later than February 20, 2025 at 2:00pm (ET).

To demonstrate your firm's interest and capabilities to provide compatible equivalent products, please provide the following:

1. Name of firm

2. Cage code

3. Point of contact, phone number, and email address

4. Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent product(s)

Submit any information for consideration by the Government to: sally.artz@usace.army.mil, michelle.barr@usace.army.mil and LRE-proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject Notice of Intent - Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Responses shall be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government to specify these brand names, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.