Phantom M310 Cameras

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 Safety Management Services (SMS), 1847 West, 9000 South, West Jordan UT 84088. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice will be distributed 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 423410 Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; the size standard is 100 employees. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The FBI is often faced with questions from the law enforcement and intelligence communities regarding the effects of improvised explosives. An extremely efficient method of directly visualizing and analyzing the formation and development of shock waves and their interaction is to use a high speed camera. The Vision Research Phantom M310 would provide the FBI with a dedicated high speed camera to accomplish the task of capturing the details of the detonation event of an improvised explosive on video. Additionally this camera is the only camera that is compatible with existing testing equipment already acquired from SMS, hence the need to procure these camera from the same source. The FBI has a need to procure 3 Vision Research Phantom M310 high speed camera systems as well as high speed camera mounting brackets, on behalf of the TEDAC Improvised Explosives Detection and Synthesis (TIEDS) Center located at the Redstone Arsenal campus in AL. The requirements for the analysis capability officered by the Vision Research Phantom M310 are listed in the attached file with the technical specifications. Market research has determined that there is the potential for other high speed cameras but the TIEDS has a specific need for the Vision Research Phantom M310 high speed camera, and SMS is the only authorized vendor, therefore these specific products can only be provided by SMS. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to this requirement or submit proposals to this office by 5:00PM EST, 29 April 2016, by e-mail to the attention of Eliana York, 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. A justification and Approval (J&A) supporting this procurement is available upon request. Vendors must be registered in SAM effective 29 July, 2012, to be eligible to receive a Government contract. The FBI is utilizing a new financial system that has a direct interface with SAM. If any current FBI vendor data conflicts with SAM data, the information contained in SAM may override the Bureau current information. The Offeror's information in SAM must be updated and accurate, and shall include Tax ID#, EFT, DUNS#, address and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be used to process payment to vendors.