Notice of Intent for Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to require, on a sole source basis, purchase, and installation of Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator components for the construction of a Fire Station Headquarters and an Air Passenger Terminal at Hanscom Air Force Base in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Fire alarm control panels installed at Hanscom Air Force Base require point to point reporting to the central reporting station. The existing Fire Station and Air Passenger facilities use a combination of mass notification and addressable fire alarm system. These systems are required to communicate with the base central station receiving equipment in accordance with NFPA 72 and UFC 4-021-01 requirements. Hanscom Air Force Base utilizes the Monaco D-21 central receiving station.

The fire alarm communicator provided for the new facilities is required to be compatible with the proprietary supervising station receiving equipment. This requires the fire alarm communicator to be a manufacturer’s recognized commercial product, completely assembled, wired, factory tested, and delivered ready for installation and operation. For the new components of the communicator to work seamlessly to the existing system, the hardware and software must be from the same manufacturer. There are alternatives available, but installation of any other Fire Alarm Communicator could result in the inability to manage and monitor the complete system. Other manufacturers do not offer the compatibility for reporting on a discrete point by point basis with the central Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability of other qualified sources that can meet the requirements identified above and inherent with the referenced Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice of intent. All responses received within 15 days of the posting of this notice of intent will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to require the brand name for the Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to allow alternate system manufacturers.

Submit responses within 15 days of the posting of this notice of intent via email to: tyler.s.maryak@usace.army.mil (list W912WJ24X0021 – Monaco Fire Alarm Communicator in the subject line of the email).