Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract - Otto.docx

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract 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, firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with Otto Engineering, Inc. to procure radio and mobile communications accessories. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirement because the Radio Engineering Unit (REU) requires handheld and mobile radio accessories to support Motorola XTS, XTL, and APX radios. Otto Engineering, Inc. is the sole approved source to manufacture and engineer products that utilize the Motorola impress chip in their radio connectors per Motorola agreement.

Market research was completed by examining pertinent specifications and capabilities from vendor websites, reviewing catalogs and other generally available product literature published by manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and recommendations from other technical members of the government and scientific community. REU needs the Contractor to have the ability to conform to legacy accessories if necessary to provide engineering solutions, as needed, to make adjustments or modifications to the provided equipment as required to support the FBI mission. The Contractor is to offer equipment, accessories, and parts that will only work with REU’s Motorola radios at a minimum which satisfies the capabilities specified. Otto accessories are interchangeable across the Motorola family of radios (XTS, XTL, and APX) employed by the FBI due to termination end of the 12-pin hirose connection. This allows accessories to be used for multiple radios instead of having individual accessories for each radio.

This notice will be distributed solely through the SAM.gov website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the SAM.gov website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; the size standard is 1250 employees.

The FBI intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability by responding to this requirement by contacting Allison E. Stecher via email only at aestecher@fbi.gov, no later than 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, February 27, 2023. Responses sent via other means (i.e., via telephone call, facsimile transmission, etc.) will not be considered. Information received will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the FBI not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the FBI.

Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), effective July 29, 2012, to receive government contracts. The FBI utilizes a financial system that has a direct interface with the SAM. Please ensure that your company’s SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes: UEID, 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.

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