Intent to Sole Source-Videofocus

The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division has published a Special Notice indicating its intent to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract to Digital Audio Corporation DBA Salient Sciences for VideoFOCUS products in support of the FBI's Operational Technology Division. This sole source procurement is being pursued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1) as Salient Sciences is the only contractor capable of fulfilling the FBI's requirements for maintenance on the current VideoFOCUS products.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the FBI's intent to negotiate solely with Salient Sciences and to invite any interested parties to submit capability statements and quotations by the May 14, 2024 deadline. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The government will use the information received through this Special Notice process to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award or conduct a competitive procurement instead.