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 -- ROBOT TRAINER/SIMULATOR CONTROLLER PANELS!! SOL RFQ# FBICU9948 DUE 070699 POC Angela M. Brown, Contract Specialist 17. 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 announcement 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) #FBICU9948 --, the provisions and clauses incorporated are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular # 97-11. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3823 -- 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 Battelle, 505 King Street, Columbus, Ohio. This purchase is being done on a sole source basis because through market research on the Internet no other source for such controller panels could be found. The requested equipment will be used to provide training to technicians. The requirements consists of the following: ten (10) ea. Battelle Robot Trainer/Simultor Cont roller (P/N G338419-01) developed under U.S. Government Contract Number DAAD05-96-7019, Task Order 0019; Control Panels: must be identical to the control panel used on the Remotec Andros Mark V and Mark VIA robots; this control panel should contain fully functional control mechanisms to operate the following robot features: (a) front and rear articulators, up and down, (b) shoulder, elbow, wrist angle movement, (c) gripper extension, rotation and open/close, (d) camera selection and operation for three cameras, (e) speed variable control, (f) steering controls forward and reverse, left and right, (g) weapon firing switch, (h) safe/arm switch; the system must operate on 115VAC, 60 Hz electric power; Interconnecting Cables: must be capable of linking the controller panel with a desktop computer and allowing full functioning of the system; Software: The Virtual Realty simulation software on a CD ROM must allow the operator to maneuver the simulated robot through: (a) outdoor environment with various features, including stairs, a wall, a maze, curbs and items suspected of being explosive devices, (b) outdoor environment including a Total Containment Vessel (TCV) and a suspicious package which can be loaded by the simulated robot into the TCV, (c) indoor environment including a hall, doors, stairs, furniture and a suspicious package, (d) outdoor environment including an automobile with suspicious packages inside and underneath the vehicle; The controller's microprocessor code must be loaded and ready for use; The software must be capable of being run on a desktop computer with the following minimum features: (a) Single Pentium II 333, (b) 128 MB ECC SDRAM, (c) ZX13 Graphics Card with 32 texture memory. FOB: Destination within 30-45 days -- The contractor shall deliver to: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commerical Items (Apr 1998). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provisions at 52.212.3- Offeror Representation and Certifications (Feb 1999) with its offer. All proposals shall be submitted to the address listed on line number seven no later than 4:00 p.m. EST, 7/06/99. All proposals shall be clearly marked with RFQ #FBICU9948 -- . All offerers are hereby notified that if your proposals is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this 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 madeto the responsive, responsible offeror submitting the lowest priced 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 06/21/99 (W-SN345397). (0172)

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