U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6833, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

70 -- LIVE SCANNING DEVICES SOL RFQ 70292 DUE 060697 POC Michael J Young Jr Contract Specialist (202) 324-2978 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) # 70293. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-45. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. Standard Industrial Classification is 3571, size standard of less than 1,000 employees. This will be a Firm-Fixed contract. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate the contract action on a sole source basis with Printrak International Incorporated, 1250 North Tustin Avenue, Anaheim, CA, 92807. TheCriminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division has taken the lead in improving live-scan technology for users and industry by establishing an image quality standard. Live scan devices must be certified and meet the Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Standard (EFTS) including all appendices. The contractor must have completed the certification process not later than six months after the date of award -- The purpose of this procurement is to establish more than one vendor's equipment to provide more choices for law enforcement agencies, and stimulate competition within industry, rather than encourage a single proprietary solution. The CJIS Division approved and received two of the live-scan devises in Fiscal Year 1996. These machines are currently in the Human Interface Technology Evaluation Center. This device will support critical image quality studies, related technical evaluations, and demonstrate end-to-end processing of electronically transmitted fingerprint data in an operational system. Printrak International, Inc., is the only other known supplier that is certified and meets the EFTS. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a proposal in which they identify their interest and capabilities. All proposals received within 15 days of this notice will be considered by the Government solely for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole source basis based upon the responses received. The requirement for this equipment follows: The live-scan equipment shall comply with the EFTS CJIS-RS-0010 (V3R1), appendix G-IAFIS Interim Scanner Specifications. The Contractor shall comply with the following specification for record formats: Data Format for Interchange of Fingerprint Information -- ANSI/NIST -- CSL 1-1993. Destination-FOB-Delivery- FBI, Cheverly Industrial Park, 2400Schuster Drive, Cheverly, MD 20781-1211 -- all proposals shall be submitted to the address listed above no later than 4:30 PM DST, June 4, 1997. All bids shall be clearly marked with RFQ # 70292. Award to be made approximately two (2) days after closing. The point of contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Mr. Michael J. Young Jr., Contract Specialist, at the address listed above. Each offeror shall include a complete copy of the FAR provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications with proposals. FAR 52.212-4, Contract terms and conditions is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted by the offeror in response to this notice. Fax proposals will be accepted at (202) 324- 3767, proposals must state name, address and solicitation number. A technically acceptable proposal must clearly show that the offeror can meet the minimumrequirement of the Government. (0134)

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