Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source, Firm- Fixed Price (FFP) contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - FAR 6.302-1(b)(2) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to CEIA USA, located at 9155 Dutton Drive, Twinsburg, OH 44087. The scope of the requirement is the purchase of nine (9) Walk-Through Metal Detectors that are fully compliant with NIJ-0601.02/NIJ-0601.03 standards as well as the testing requirements of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP). CEIA will also be providing the FBOP with attached barcode readers capable of scanning inmate ID cards along with the NETID ELSA software server which allow individual inmate metal signatures to be stored into the database. CEIA is the manufacture of this equipment and is the only known company at this time which can provide the FBOP with the proprietary integratable system required. The requirement will be awarded by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and piloted at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Berlin, New Hampshire. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be available for this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any firm that believes it can provide the stated equipment can provide supporting documents demonstrating their products capability and specifications within three (3) days after date of publication of this notice of intent. Responses received will be used for future acquisitions. The point of contact for this acquisition is: Charles Dailey, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov. Contracting Office Address: Field Acquisition Office, U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex, 346 Marine Forces Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas 75051