SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 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
- RFQ076113A557
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2013
- 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 iRobot, 8 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA, 01730.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 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 750 employees. The FBI requires an iRobot 510 PackBot Robotic System that includes Limited One Year Warranty to accomplish the task of remotely handling and moving sensitive, improvised explosives to testing locations. Furthermore, the robot can be modified with various tools, such as cameras, to investigate the scene of a filed explosion to determine the nature of the failure without compromising personnel in the process. The iRobot 510 PackBot Robotic System is the only Robotic System that can meet all of the specific requirements for the FBI listed below: • Robot must be able to carried/deployed by a single person, with a maximum weight of 30 lb, not including attached batteries; • Robot must not exceed 75 lbs with batteries attached; • Robot must be able to travel through snow, gravel, sand, mud, and rough terrain in all weather conditions; • Robot must be able to climb stairs up to 30 degree angle; • Robot must be able to travel at speeds up to 5 miles per hour; • Robot flippers must be removable to decrease the chassis footprint for narrow passageways; • Robot must remain operation if the flipper tracks are removed; • Robot manipulator arm must have at least a 2-meter reach and 6 - 8 independent, degrees of freedom; • Robot manipulator arm must be equipped with a gripper, a disruptor firing circuit, illuminators, 2-4 cameras and a protective blast shield; • Robot manipulator arm must be able to lift at least 25 lbs at close-in position and 101 lbs at full arm extension; • Robot must possess a completely digital architecture; • Robot must be able to automatically right itself if it is flipped over; • Robot must possess at least four ports that can house additional electrical power, cameras, sensors or other payloads in addition to its standard compliment of cameras, illumination sources and audio link; • Robot must have the ability to function independent of radio links or concern for electromagnetic emissions, the Robot must be shielded to allow operation with or near electromagnetic-sensitive equipment and instrumentation; • Robot must possess a rugged laptop for control and software operation; • Robot must possess an open architecture that enables the user to take advantage of future upgrades; • Robot must possess appropriate, pre-installed, configured applications and software that do not need to be updated or reinstalled by the customer; • Robot must be powered by rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries capable of providing at least four hours of runtime coverage on one charge; • Robot must come equipped with a spare set of lithium-ion batteries; • Vendor must provide instruction on the setup and proper use of the robot, including support for development and integration of the technology for the specific use envisioned for the robot. 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 provided by iRobot, as no other vendor is capable of providing a Robot that meets all of the specifications 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 Monday, July 15, 2013, 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/RFQ076113A557/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN03114223-W 20130713/130711235607-7377260ab5a95ff1ef17c27d328a5ebb (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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