SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2014
- 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-0011202
- Archive Date
- 9/5/2014
- Point of Contact
- Robert J Coulter, Fax: 7036328480
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.coulter@ic.fbi.gov
(robert.coulter@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Huntsville 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 Qiagen, Inc, 27220 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA 91355. 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 Qiagen, Inc, 27220 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA 91355 for two (2) Qiacube Extraction Robots and associated modified protocols. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The FBI performs DNA analysis of explosives and explosive residues of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from around the world. In order to analyze specimens that are submitted, the DNA is extracted. This analysis is critical for trending to obtain viable and useful intelligence. The Qiacube Extraction Robots with their associated modified protocols will support the FBI's analysis capability by allowing teams to expedite current production levels. This capability supports continued operations, avoids incompatibility issues, unnecessary costs and enhances FBI capabilities. Qiagen, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and proprietor of the Qiacube Extraction Robot and associated modified protocols and the only vendor that can meet the needs of the FBI of for this procurement. The Qiacube Extraction Robot is a requirement of the FBI to ensure full utilization of all IED exploitation results. No other device matches the compatibility necessary to maintain agency testing standards. The Qiacube Extraction Robot and modified protocols are the only extraction system 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 or submit proposals to this office by Friday, August 21, 2014 8:00 am EST, by email to the attention of Robert Coulter, Contract Specialist, at Robert.Coulter@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-0011202/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: FBI/TEDAC Huntsville, 4940 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898, United States
- Zip Code: 35898
- Zip Code: 35898
- Record
- SN03468617-W 20140820/140818235021-54df733ad945de0c807f1e22a4db549f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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