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

66 -- PORTABLE XRF ALLOY ANALYZER SOL RFQ# FBICU9832 DUE 092598 POC Angela M. Brown, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-5286 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commerical items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The annoucement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals/bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ)#FBICU9833, the provisions and clauses incorporated are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #97-5. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is restricted. This solicitation Code is 3826 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price contract. The government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Thermedics Detection Inc., 220 Mill Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. The requested equipment will be used to train FBI employees at various field offices. The requirement consists of the following: one (1) model #41125000 Flash-GC ES; one (1) model #41210700 Second Split/Splitless Injector Kit; one (1) model #41128000 Second Position PDD Detector Kit; one (1) model #41300118 one (1) RTX5 6m 0.25mm x 0.25u; one (1) model # 41300118 one (1) RTX1701 6m 0.25mm x 0.25u; one (1) model #41127600 Desktop Controller/Monitor/Windows 95; one (1) model #4735306 Installation Kit -- Warranty period one year -- FOB-Destination -- FBI, Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, VA 22135. 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 capability. 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. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commerical Items (Aug 1996). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provisions at 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications (Jan 1997) with its offer. All proposals shall be submitted to the address listed on line number seven no later than 1:30 P.M. EST, 9/25/98. All proposals shall be clearly marked with RFQ# FBICU9833. All offerors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this notice announcement, that it will be considered late/nonresponsive. The Point of Contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Ms. Angela M. Brown, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. Proposals can also be faxed to (202) 324-0570. The award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable offer and meeting all terms and conditions set forth in this announcement. Award to be made within one (1) week after closing. Posted 09/11/98 (W-SN248802). (0254)

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