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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 20, 2016 FBO #5445
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Notice of Intent- Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc - Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- PR0013249

Notice Date

10/18/2016
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541380 — Testing Laboratories
 

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

RFQ-0013249
 

Archive Date

11/8/2016
 

Point of Contact

Kemper Nichole Wood,
 

E-Mail Address

kemper.wood@ic.fbi.gov
(kemper.wood@ic.fbi.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- PR0013249 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, fixed price contract with Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc., 10430 Furnace Road, Suite 107, Lorton, VA, 22079-2626, for the purpose of procuring proficiency testing services that meet the technical requirements of the DNA units for testing Serology, Mixture, Nuclear DNA, and Mitochondrial DNA technologies. 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 all the ASCLD/LAB-International's strict criteria for the production of proficiency test. Currently, Bode Cellmark Forensics is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of proficiency testing required by the FBI that meet the technical requirements of the DNA units for testing Serology, Mixture, Nuclear DNA, and Mitochondrial DNA technologies. Bode Cellmark proficiency test samples are the only samples on the market that can be used to test any and all of these technologies. In addition, the restrictive schedule of other approved providers would limit the unit's ability to concurrently complete casework in a timely fashion and therefore prevent a recurring backlog. Specifically, other proficiency test providers require approximately an eight week turnaround while test provider Bode Cellmark requires a sixteen week turnaround. The issuance of proficiency tests increases the FBI's workload by 20% and therefore the more restrictive time constraint would significantly reduce the number of casework samples processed during this period and would result in a greater impact on operations. Based on market research, and Government end-users, it has been determined that Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of proficiency testing required by the FBI. 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 541380, Testing Laboratories. The FBI intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to the attention of: Kemper Wood, email address: Kemper.Wood@ic.fbi.gov by Monday, October 24, 2016 (8:00 am Eastern). Emailed responses will only be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at 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.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/RFQ-0013249/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States

Zip Code: 22135
 

Record

SN04307468-W 20161020/161018234731-4c45c06fa184e7d6382d54215d2d94b6 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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