Sources Sought
Alarm Field Panels and Media Converters
at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).
This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not an RFQ or RFP. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought Synopsis shall be voluntary.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME
- This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals
- Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary
- The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred
- When the Government does intend to post a solicitation, the solicitation and all associated documents will be posted on https://www.sam.gov
- Interested parties should register for the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number associated with this requirement on https://www.sam.gov to ensure they automatically receive all updated documents
1. PURPOSE
The 673d Contracting Squadron issues this Sources Sought Notice on behalf of the 673d Security Forces Squadron (673 SFS), to determine if there are existing small business sources capable of providing equipment to upgrade and modernize existing Honeywell Vindicator Integrated Intrusion Detection (IDS) and Access Control (ACS), ensuring continued operational functionality and maintenance support for Honeywell Vindicator IDS across 20 JBER Protection Level 2 & 3 facilities. The equipment should be delivered within 60 days from the date of contract award. This Sources Sought is also to gain feedback, as well as receive questions from industry on our requirement and approach
2. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
The equipment required is for a standalone IT System, not connected to AFNET.
Sixty (60) AE AES-1500 Alarm Field Panels with the following specifications and support hardware:
- Be compliant with Vindicator Alarm System.
- Be listed on the Non-Nuclear Configuration Management Database (CMD).
- Support RJ45 connections and have RX/TX capabilities for fiber optic converters.
One hundred and fourteen (114) RJ45/Single Mode 10/11010/1000T (X) to Fiber Optic converters with RX/TX capabilities.
3. NAICS CODES AND SIZE STANDARDS
If your firm is considered a small business source under NAICS 334290, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing; with a Small Business Size Standard of 800 Employees, and you believe your firm would be able to provide the 673 SFS with the equipment described above, please use submission instructions below. Other than small business concerns are also encouraged to submit capability statements to determine market capabilities.
4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- Industry questions are encouraged to be submitted to Maureen Badey at maureen.badey.1@us.af.mil and SrA Alissa Ortiz-Gonzalez at alissa.ortiz_gonzalez@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 P.M. AKDT, Tuesday, 2 September 2025.
- The Government intends to post answers to questions received on https://sam.gov by 12:00 P.M. AKDT, Wednesday 3 September 2025. This will allow all potential vendors to review the questions and answers before submitting their Statement of Capabilities.
5. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Vendors capable of providing the requested service are invited to submit a Statement of Capabilities to Maureen Badey via email at maureen.badey.1@us.af.mil and SrA Alissa Ortiz-Gonzalez at alissa.ortiz_gonzalez@us.af.mil by 12:00 p.m. AKDT, Friday, 5 September 2025.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Maureen Badey at (907) 552-2469.
If your organization has the potential capacity to provide this equipment, please provide the following information:
- Organization name
- Address
- Email address
- Web site address
- Telephone number
- Size and type of ownership for the organization
- Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort. The vendor shall include information about the company and demonstrate that it can meet all the minimum product requirements.
6. DISCLAIMER
This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential RFQs/RFPs, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit an RFQ/RFP for any future/potential requirement. The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) (e.g., SAM.gov, GSA.gov) will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. No vendor will be provided with information on solicitations issued on a GPE based on this Sources Sought request.