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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 02, 2020 SAM #6639
SPECIAL NOTICE

Q -- Notice of Intent - Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc.

Notice Date

1/31/2020 7:16:44 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541380 — Testing Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

FBI-JEH WASHINGTON DC 20535 USA
 

ZIP Code

20535
 

Solicitation Number

NOI-0001384
 

Response Due

2/7/2020 11:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

02/22/2020
 

Point of Contact

Keri Matthews
 

E-Mail Address

kcmatthews@fbi.gov
(kcmatthews@fbi.gov)
 

Description

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, firm-fixed price purchase order with Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. (Lorton, VA) for the purpose of procuring proficiency testing services that meet the technical requirements of the DNA units for testing Serology, Mixture, Nuclear DNA, and Mitochondrial DNA technologies. The FBI requires proficiency testing to maintain the FBI Laboratory�s accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and outlined in the ANAB Forensic Science Testing & Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Requirements (AR 3125) and the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025.� All requirements detailed out by the ANAB AR 3125 Requirements must be met or exceeded in order to maintain accreditation with this agency.� As specified in the ANAB AR 3125 Requirements, not only does the FBI Laboratory have to establish and maintain a proficiency testing program, we must purchase proficiency tests from providers that are accredited to ISO/IEC 17043 by an accreditation body that is a signatory to an international accreditation cooperation and has the applicable proficiency test on its scope of accreditation. Section 7.7.7 of the ANAB AR 3125 Requirements details the specifics regarding Proficiency Testing requirements. Currently, Bode Cellmark Forensics is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of proficiency testing required by the FBI that meets the technical requirements of the DNA units for testing Serology, Mixture, Nuclear DNA, and Mitochondrial DNA technologies.� Bode Cellmark proficiency test samples are the only samples on the market that can be used to test any and all of these technologies.� In addition, the restrictive schedule of other approved providers would limit the unit�s ability to concurrently complete casework in a timely fashion and therefore prevent a recurring backlog. Specifically, other proficiency test providers require approximately an eight week turnaround while test provider Bode Cellmark requires a sixteen week turnaround. The issuance of proficiency tests increases the unit�s workload by 20% and therefore the more restrictive time constraint would significantly reduce the number of casework samples processed during this period and would result in a greater impact on operations. Based on market research conducted and Government end users, it has been determined that Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of proficiency testing required by the FBI; therefore, they are the only company capable of providing the product that will satisfy agency requirements. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration�s beta.SAM.gov website (www.beta.SAM.gov).� Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the beta.SAM.gov site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.� The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380 � Testing Laboratories; the size standard is $16,500,000.00.� � The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.� 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 by contacting Keri Matthews via email only at KCMatthews@fbi.gov, no later than 1:00pm (Central) on Friday, February 7, 2020.� Responses sent via other means (i.e. via telephone call, facsimile transmission, etc.) will not be considered.� Information received will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.� A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government. Vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012, to receive government contracts.� The FBI utilizes a financial system that has a direct interface with the 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

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4c636af203704059b44bda3fdb3e07c0/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Quantico, VA 22135, USA

Zip Code: 22135

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05548879-F 20200202/200131230135 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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