Intent to Sole Source

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract under commercial item acquisition procedures with American Computer Development Inc (ACDI), under RFQ E008739. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration 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 FBI intends to procure services, from ACDI for the design, assembly and test of Circuit Card Assemblies. The circuit card assembly design will require boards that are approximately 16" x 14" in size, will require an estimated 24 -26 layers, and utilize buried capacitance with blind and buried vias in order to meet the component density required and signal integrity specifications. 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 quotes to this office by 2:00PM, EST, Tuesday, September 1, 2009, via email to the attention of Lauren G. Caperton, Contracting Officer, at lgcaperton@fbiacademy.edu . Information received will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The North American Industrial Classification System Number is 334418, Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing. This contract will be awarded as a commercial item in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Parts 12 and 13.5. The awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database and the Online Representations and Certifications. In addition, interested parties must also be registered and have completed the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Information and registration details can be found at http://orca.bpn.gov.