SPECIAL NOTICE / NOTICE OF INTENT - FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. This special notice is not a solicitation, request for proposal, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not requesting proposals, quotations, or bids in response to this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with reviewing or responding to this notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Norfolk District, intends to include brand-name requirements for specific Electronic Security System (ESS), Intrusion Detection System (IDS), access-control, credential-verification, and video-management components in support of the Fort Norfolk Electronic Security System and Gate Upgrade project. The requirement, if solicited, will be procured via a separate SAM.gov solicitation. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for any future solicitation, amendments, and related notices. This special notice is published for informational and market-research purposes in accordance with RFO FAR 5.101. The Government will consider timely written responses from potential responsible sources that demonstrate the ability to meet the Government's compatibility, interoperability, and operational continuity requirements. 2. Brand-Name Intent and Acquisition Information Per RFO FAR 6.103-1(d), RFO FAR 6.104, and DFARS 206.103-170 (Class Deviation 2016-O0017, Rev. 1), USACE Norfolk District intends to include brand-name components in the solicitation package. The Contracting Officer intends to prepare a Brand Name Justification and Approval (J&A) document for the solicitation package. The approved J&A, redacted as necessary, is expected to be posted with the solicitation, if issued. The anticipated acquisition is an open-market, 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths), and PSC N063, Installation of Equipment: Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. The anticipated contract type is firm-fixed-price. The final acquisition approach, contract type, solicitation number, evaluation factors, clauses, provisions, and requirements will be provided in the solicitation, if issued. 3. Project Description The anticipated requirement includes non-personal services for the procurement, installation, integration, testing, commissioning, documentation, training, warranty support, and maintenance/sustainment of a modernized ESS and related gate/access-control infrastructure at Fort Norfolk. The Contractor will be required to provide all personnel, supervision, management, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, software, licensing, testing instruments, documentation, and other items necessary to deliver a complete, integrated, tested, and operational security system. The anticipated scope includes modernization of Fort Norfolk's physical and electronic security posture through access co…