Sole Source Cadre Hand Held Scanner

RFQ 156722Q0000269

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, firm-fixed price purchase order with Cadre Research Labs (Illinois) LLC for the purpose of procuring Top Match-3D scanning system, Shipping FOB Destination. 

The products being requested must be the exact products and currently Cadre Research Labs (Illinois) LLC is the only vendor able to provide these exact products. The portable system includes 3D scanning hardware, carrying case, laptop computer, and Top Match scan analysis software. This includes delivery, training, and a year of maintenance/support. The portable system collects scans at 3.8um/pixel within 5 seconds. This system can be used for evidence triage, preliminary screening, and crime-scene on-site scanning.

Market research was completed by examining pertinent specifications and capabilities from vendor websites, reviewing catalogs and other generally available product literature published by manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and recommendations from other technical members of the government and scientific community.

This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration’s SAM.gov website (www.SAM.gov).  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the SAM.gov site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.  The associated Cadre Research Labs (Illinois) LLC Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 1000 employees.

The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by contacting Christopher Hamilton via email only at cahamilton1@fbi.gov, no later than 1:00pm (Central) on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.  Responses sent via other means (i.e. via telephone call, facsimile transmission, etc.) will not be considered.  Information received will be used 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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