SPECIAL NOTICE
H -- Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 10/18/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ074612A132
- Archive Date
- 11/6/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Varnell, Phone: (703) 632-7500
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov
(jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 Collaborative Testing Services, Inc for a subscription for proficiency testing services. Proficiency testing shall be provided by Collaborative Testing Services for Drug Analysis, Latent Print Examination - DVD, Latent Print Examination - Photographs, Questioned Documents Examination, Handwriting Examination - DVD, Handwriting Examination - Photographs, Serial Number Restoration, Firearms Examination, Toolmarks Examination, GSR - Distance Determination, Imprint/Impression Evidence - Photographs, Imprint/Impression Evidence - DVD, Flammables Analysis, Fibers Analysis, Paint Analysis, Glass Analysis, Forensic Biology: Screening, STR/YSTR/mtDNA, DNA-Blood: STR/YSTR. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. 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 541990, All other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; the size standard is 750 employees. The FBI requires Proficiency testing to maintain the FBI Laboratory's accreditation by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Laboratory Accreditation (ASCLD/LAB). Through this accreditation the Laboratory is currently bound by the ASCLD/LAB-International program and must comply with the standards outlined in the ASCLD/LAB-International 2006 Supplemental Requirements for the Accreditation of Forensic Testing Laboratories and the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025. ASCLD/LAB-International requires that proficiency test must be purchased from vendors that have met ASCLD/LAB-International's strict criteria for the production of proficiency tests. Currently Collaborative Testing Services, Inc. is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of proficiency testing required by the FBI. 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 08:00 am, EST, by Oct 22, 2012, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, at Jerry.Varnell@ic.fbi.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. The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor's Database (CCR) and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/RFQ074612A132/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN02916250-W 20121020/121018234706-54b4a1db03e053380ae9bc1fd750735b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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