SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent - Sole-Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 6/26/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- PR-0010512
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jerry D. Varnell, Phone: 7036327500
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov
(jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole-Source Justification PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time sole source contract with Life Technologies, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, NY 14072. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fedbizopps.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to Life Technologies, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, NY 14072 for 3500XL Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Federal DNA Database Unit (FDDU) of the FBI Laboratory is responsible for processing known reference samples of Convicted Offenders, Arrestees and Detainees. The FBI is directed to collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested, facing charges, or convicted, or from non-United States persons who are detained under the authority of the United States. To help facilitate this broaden scope of sample collections the FBI requires the 3500XL Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification. The 3500XL series is a new generation Genetic Analyzer designed with specific feature set and workflow for the human identification process. The complete system combines Life Technologies reagents, consumables and software that significantly improve the ease-of-use and application efficiencies. The 3500XL has a throughput of 1200 samples a day with an injection time of 26 minutes for 24 capillaries; additionally the reagents are pre-packaged so hours of reagent preparation work will be saved. Research and validation for the processing of reference samples that are placed in CODIS has been completed on the 3500XL Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification. This robot will be used in accordance with the FDDU's protocols in compliance with the standards of the American Society of Crime Lab Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). Life Technologies is the sole manufactured and provider of the 3500XL Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification and is the only robot that will meet the requirements of the FBI. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to this office by 08:00 am, EST, July 02, 2014, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, at Jerry.Varnell@ic.fbi.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012 to receive government contracts. The FBI uses a financial system that has a direct interface with SAM. Please ensure that your company's SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes TIN, EFT, DUNS, addresses and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/PR-0010512/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN03407391-W 20140628/140626234932-48497f161c1cb20263a51130946971b7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |