SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent - Sole-Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2015
- 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-0022216
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2015
- 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 TA Instruments- Waters LLC, 159 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720. 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 TA Instruments - Waters LLC, 159 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720 for a DXF-500 Flash Analyzer and EM-500 Environmental Module. In accordance with the explosives characterization research and testing efforts, the FBI requires the ability to directly and accurately measure the thermal diffusivity of an explosive formulation. To properly measure this essential parameter a flash analyzer is required. This will be a delayed shipment. The installment and delivery address of this instrument is to be determined. The FBI will provide a delivery address by 09/30/2015. TA Instruments is the sole-manufacturer and distributer of the DXF-500 Flash Analyzer and is the only vendor that can meet the FBI requirements listed below: • System must measure the thermal diffusivity and specific heat capacity of a material; • System must use optical methods for non-contact measurement of the sample; • System must use a xenon pulsed light delivery source; • System must use all reflective optics for light delivery for most efficient operation; • System light source must have a long lifetime and minimum replacement and maintenance cost; • System light source must have a pulse width of 400-600µs; • System light source must have a variable pulse energy up to 15 J; • System must be able to operate equally well with opaque, translucent, and transparent materials with little sample preparation; • System must measure a thermal diffusivity range of 0.01-1000 mm²/s; o Thermal diffusivity precision must be within ±2%; o Thermal Diffusivity accuracy must be within ±2%; • System must measure a thermal conductivity range of 0.10-2000 W/(mK); o Thermal conductivity precision must be within ±4%; o Thermal conductivity accuracy must be within ±5%; • System must measure heat capacity with a precision within ±3% and accuracy within ±4%; • System must have a temperature range of RT to 500°C; • System must operate in air, vacuum, or inert gas environments; • System must allow a sample size up to 25.4mm in diameter and at least 6mm in thickness; • System must accommodate liquid, powder, and paste samples; • System must have the ability to accommodate up to 4 samples for automated, unattended testing; • System source and detector must be a completely bench-top design; • Vendor must provide on-site setup and developmental support; • System must come with operational and user definable software. Based on market research conducted and contacts made with knowledgeable individuals within the government and related industry, it has been determined the FBI's requirement can only be provided by TA Instruments as they are the sole-manufacturer and distributer of the DXF-500 Flash Analyzer. 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 Tuesday, 08:00 am, EST, June 16, 2015, 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-0022216/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, 10577 W. Centennial Road, Suite 100, Littleton, Colorado, 80127, United States
- Zip Code: 80127
- Zip Code: 80127
- Record
- SN03762846-W 20150614/150612235106-537a3d4386a16133689cec5ecd11c698 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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