Intent to Sole Source - Oculus Photonics

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a sole source, fixed-price contract to Oculus Photonics- 2542 Mesa School Lane, Santa Barbara CA 93109 - for a Longwave UV Camcorder. This contract will allow the FBI to purchase a commercial handheld UV Camcorder to test the use of UV light recording for the detection of biological material (bacteria, spores, viruses) on surfaces at crime scenes in support of criminal and intelligence investigations. 

This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.beta.sam.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

The FBI intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement and proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All capability statements or quotes shall be submitted to the Contracting Specialist, Caleb Weeks by email. The email address is clweeks@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 responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All responses to this intent to sole source are due to the contract specialist by 05:00 PM EST on May 15, 2021.