U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

58 -- INDICTOR IMPLEMENTED RADIO AND CONSOLE EQUIPMENT SOL RFP-7123 POC Richard I. Sanders, 202/324-2279 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Source) with Group Technologies for the production of National Security Agency (NSA) endorsed Indictor Retrofit kits for the Syntor-X mobile radios and the Console Interface Unit. Once the Syntor-X and the Console Interface Unit is modified with the indictor, these units will provide the following capabilities: Saville I algorithm, Padstone algorithm, six key codes, data capability, data encryption standard, allow for key mangagement interface, no range loss, and all current radio functions will remain unchanged. Any vendor who wishes to submit an offer shall make demonstration that the product is endorsed by NSA for Type I encryption and shall meet all the above capabilities. Shipping is FOB destination, FBI Norfolk Field Office. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price contract. Negotiations will be held solely with Group Technologies. Questions and comments canbe sent to the phone number listed above or faxed to 202/324-5722. See Note 22. (0211)

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