FY 16 REAA FBI Fingerprint Card Processing

The Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Criminal Justice, is procuring FBI fingerprint card processing and criminal history background check services for fiscal year 2016 on a sole source basis for Denver County and Denver City. This procurement requires services that must fully comply with FBI standards and protocols for fingerprint card processing, which directly supports the state's fingerprint-based criminal justice system. The selected vendor must possess the specialized capability to process fingerprint cards in accordance with FBI requirements and deliver criminal history background check services that meet federal standards. The primary objective is to ensure continued operations of the fingerprint-based criminal justice system with services that meet all FBI compliance requirements. The procurement was posted on September 24, 2015, with a deadline for proposal submission of September 28, 2015. The sole source justification is based on the requirement that only one vendor possesses the necessary FBI-compliant processing capabilities, which eliminates the feasibility of competitive bidding and supports the direct award decision.

The procurement is structured as a sole source acquisition, which restricts response eligibility to the vendor capable of meeting FBI fingerprint card processing standards. The available documentation does not specify details regarding disadvantaged enterprise set-asides, incumbent vendor identification, or specific contract award values and budget ranges. However, the sole source justification process would have evaluated the incumbent vendor status and cost considerations relative to any potential competitive alternatives to ensure the state's procurement met applicable regulations and represented the best value for the Division of Criminal Justice's criminal history background check operations. The contract documentation indicates that pricing terms, specific funding amounts, and budget sources were not detailed in the available excerpts provided. No information regarding renewal options, contract term length, or integration with existing infrastructure was explicitly stated in the materials reviewed. Additional procurement details, including the specific vendor selection and contract value, would be contained in the complete sole source justification document and associated award documentation.