B1268 Controller replacement

NASA/LARC issued a sole source purchase order to Damuth Trane to acquire hardware and firmware under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source exists and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. An annual maintenance agreement is required to provide technical support, preventative maintenance, and system performance updates and upgrades for these updates to ensure their operability. Therefore, Damuth Trane is the sole certified provider in this region that can integrate the existing building controllers, set-up the software and program the system to NASA specifications. The current workforce has received considerable training on Trane equipment, and switching to a different vendor would require re-training, additional time and expenses. This requirement is a continuation of legacy NASA updates to the same existing building management system. It would take substantial duplication of resources and time for another source to provide the required service and this additional expense is not expected to be recovered through competition.