SPECIAL NOTICE
59 -- Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 4/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico Contracts Unit, FBI Engineering Research Facility, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22135
- Solicitation Number
- RFQE012837
- Archive Date
- 5/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Varnell, Phone: (703) 985-6639
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov
(jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time sole source, fixed price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), with Applied Research Associates, Inc., 250 Beanville Road, Randolph, VT 05060. 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. 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 or submit proposals to this office by 10:00 am, EST, by Thursday, April 28, 2011, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, at Jerry.Varnell@ic.fbi.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. T he Contracting Officer for this requirement is Margaret D. Einspahr. The FBI requires a Robot System. The North American Classification System Code is 334419; other electronic component manufacturing; the size standard is 750 employees. The robot system shall: Be lightweight Have a low profile, allowing the machine to crawl under vehicles for observation Have four large wheels mounted to the chassis, so the vehicle can flip end over end while the video remains stable Easily negotiate stairs, steep terrain, gullies, and trash heaps Based on extensive market research including information obtained from numerous discussions with unmanned ground vehicles manufactures at industry conferences, it has been determined that the FBI's requirement for a Robot System can only be provided by Applied Research Associates, Inc. The Pointman Robot System (manufactured by Applied Research Associates, Inc.): Has patented polymorphic locomotion, enabling the robot to roll with four large wheels on relatively flat surfaces, flip its chassis end over end using a hinged arm and maintaining stabilized video, and no other vendor offers this feature; Can easily negotiate stairs, rocks and austere terrain such as trash piles, narrow gullies and high inclines; There are no tracks that will get jammed by rocks or entangled in loose materials; Is lightweight and water resistant; Has daylight and lowlight video using two cameras; Is equipped with a high-intensity headlight; Can be configured with IR lightning or thermal imager; The Operator Control Unit (OCU) can be charged from wall or vehicle outlets; The OCU fits into a single hard shell case weighing less than 60 pounds;
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/ECU15/RFQE012837/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: FBI Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN02430697-W 20110423/110421235126-15790f9490ed639ed0de6537d07ca00f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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