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 Bruker Detection Corporation, 40 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. No partial quotes will be considered. No partial awards will be made. 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 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing; the size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to Bruker Detection Corporation, 40 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821 for a Bruker RoadRunnerTM hand-held CBRNE and narcotics detector to include certified Instructor training provided at the FBI. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Bruker Detection Corporation is the sole manufacturer of the RoadRunnerTM CBRNE hand-held IMS detector. In addition, training will be required at the FBI on this detector and Bruker Detection Corporation is the only company that can provide the certified instructors required to train FBI personnel. See Attached Justification 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 supplied by Bruker Detection Corporation as they are the only company capable of meeting all of the FBI requirements. 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 Monday, 8:00 am, EST, April 09, 2018, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contracting Officer, at
contact@example.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.
