Federal Bureau of Investigation, Room 6875 JEH-FBI Building, 10th & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20535

69 -- BULLET TRAP SYSTEM SOL RFP-6844 POC Raymond M. Lesko, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-3319. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price contract with Passive Bullet Traps, Inc., a division of Savage Arms, Inc., for the purchase of a Passive Bullet Trap System (Model No. IP96) to be installed at an indoor range located at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. The bullet trap includes, but is not limited to the following specifications: (1) The bullet trap shall be a ''wet-trap'' system, wherein the full lower impact plate is constantly covered with a flowing recyclable liquid. (2) The impact plates shall be able to withstand the impact of handgun ammunition up to and including .50 caliber A.E.. (3) The bullet trap will utilize a wet deceleration chamber, rather than a ''smash plate''. (4) The system shall be equipped with a conveyor system to carry spent projectiles to a collection bin to eliminate any necessity for handling of fired projectiles by our personnel. (5) The system shall be designed to minimize the presence of air-borne lead particles. (6) The system must be installed on the existing indoor range without modification, other than the installation of a door to facilitate construction. (7) The system shall be of floor to ceiling and wall to wall dimensions. (8) The system shall minimize, if not eliminate, any ricochet of fired projectiles regardless of the angle at which the projectile is fired. The system shall be currently available and tested. Proposals for a system in stages of research and development will not be acceptable. Destination is Quantico, Virginia--Delivery is required approximately 60 days after award of contract. Offeror's able to meet the requirement are invited to identify their interest and ability to meet the requirement are invited to identify their interest and ability to meet this requirement by submitting a proposal to include technical specifications/pricing and any other information which shows a bonafide ability to meet this requirement within 45 calendar days of this publication. This information will, however, be considered if clear and convincing documentation indicates it is in the government's best interest to conduct a competitive acquisition. If no affirmative responses are received within this time to determine that a comparable source more advantageous to the government is available, a contract will be negotiated with the above-named vendor. Information pertaining to the above described acquisition shall be sent to the FBI, Attn: Raymond M. Lesko, Room 6875, J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, 10th street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20535. No telephone inquires will be accepted. No solicitation package is currently available--(see Note 22). (0199)

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