Notice of Intent- Tecan U. S. , Inc.

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, fixed price contract with Tecan U.S., Inc., 9401 Globe Center Drive, Suite 150, Morrisville, NC 27560-6211 for the purpose of procuring a Tecan Fluent 780 robot.

The FBI's Laboratory requires one (1) Tecan Fluent 780 with FCA and RGA to be used with its current robotic system. The required instrument will replace an older workstation that Tecan is no longer replacing or servicing the barcode scanners on due to the age of the instrument. In order to avoid any interruptions in the DNA sample process, the replacement is required. Not obtaining this critical Tecan replacement robot would decrease the efficiency of the current workflow and also decrease the throughput of samples in the laboratory operations.

Based on market research, and Government end-users, it has been determined that Tecan U.S., Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the Tecan Fluent 780 with FCA and RGA. Technical Communities is an authorized distributor for Tecan supplies and instruments; however due to the customized configuration required to allow the Tecan robot to interface with other instruments in the Laboratory, this particular requirement can only be met by Tecan U.S., Inc. Therefore, Tecan U.S., Inc. is the only supplier capable of providing the FBI Laboratory with Tecan Fluent 780 with FCA and RGA.

This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fedbizopps.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

The FBI intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to the attention of: Kemper Wood, email address: KNWood@fbi.gov by Wednesday, May 8, 2019 (12:00 pm Eastern). Emailed responses will only be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government.

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