RFI ASRS.pdf

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FINANCE and FACILITIES DIVISION | PROCUREMENT SECTION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

DISCLAIMER:

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

OR QUOTE. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION

Responses to this RFI may be used to formulate final requirements and/or to identify qualified vendors capable of meeting those requirements.

This RFI is intended to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) make informed acquisition decisions and develop business case analyses based on the current marketplace, existing industry capabilities and necessary industry data/information to support proposal preparations.

BACKGROUND

The FBI is conducting market research, seeking qualified and interested authorized SwissLog resellers to provide onsite Operations and Maintenance Services for the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) at the FBI Central Records Complex (CRC) in Winchester, Virginia (VA). To ensure continued high system uptime and reliability, the vendor must be highly experienced in the specific type of ASRS installed at the CRC, which is an Autostore system. The vendor must be authorized by Swisslog Logistics of Newport News, VA, (the integrator and US Distributor of the FBI ASRS system) to provide onsite O&M (IT and Mechanical) services for Autostore. The vendor must have written authorization from Swisslog to be officially recognized. Swisslog is one (1) of several US Distributors of Autostore and is the specific US distributor utilized for the FBI ASRS. As the selected distributor, Swisslog installed, integrated, and customized the ASRS.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

Required Submittal Information Requested:

The Government will not respond to any questions via telephone calls or faxes. All respondent questions or concerns must be included in its RFI response via Email with a Subject Line of:

“ASRS Solution RFI Response” to the Contracting Officer, Meredith Mcie, at mkmcie@fbi.gov, no later 4PM February 6th 2025 Eastern Standard Time (EST).:

Electronic submission is the only acceptable method of submission. Submissions should be made in Microsoft Word (Current Version) or Adobe PDF. All information should be UNCLASSIFIED. Any company proprietary information should be marked as such.

mailto:mkmcie@fbi.gov

This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a request for proposal or an obligation on the part of the FBI to acquire and products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the FBI will arise because of vendor submission of responses to this RFI or the FBI’s use of such information. The FBI reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor’s input resulting from this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. The FBI may request demonstrations or request to test products after the review of proposals are completed. All questions regarding the RFI shall be in writing prior to submission date.

DISCLAIMER and RESPONSES

THERE IS NO COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION AS A RESULT OF

THIS RFI. THIS IS BEING ISSUED SOLEY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND

DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICTIATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.202(e), RESPONSES

TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO

FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY

THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS

UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.