Intent to Sole Source - Vaisala

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters Division has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a firm fixed-price contract with Vaisala, Inc. The contract pertains to calibration and maintenance of loggers and remote software for three specific units within the FBI's Laboratory Division: the DNA Casework Unit (DNU), DNA Support Unit (DSU), and Federal DNA Database Unit (FFDU). Vaisala is being considered as the sole source provider due to its unique software service, warranty, maintenance, and annual calibration capabilities. The procurement will be distributed through the U.S. General Services Administration's sam.gov website, signaling a formal acquisition process. The notice represents a targeted procurement for specialized scientific instrumentation and related services.

Interested contractors are invited to submit capability statements and quotations via email to Dionne Brown (dnbrown@fbi.gov) by Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:00pm Eastern. The North American Classification System Code for this procurement is 334513, which covers instruments and related products manufacturing for measuring and controlling industrial process variables. The FBI intends to negotiate under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1) and maintains discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses received. While this is currently positioned as a sole source opportunity, the agency is open to evaluating alternative capabilities from potential contractors. Contractors interested in this opportunity should carefully review the detailed requirements and be prepared to demonstrate their specific expertise in scientific instrumentation calibration and maintenance for forensic laboratory environments.