COLT PATTERN .40 S&W CALIBER CARBINES

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE, FIXED-PRICE PROCUREMENT WITH ROCK RIVER ARMS, 1042 CLEVELAND ROAD, COLONA, IL 61241, UNDER RFQ 0221719. THIS NOTICE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SOLELY THROUGH THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINSITRATION'S (GSA) 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 CONCERNING THIS ACQUISITION. ROCK RIVER ARMS WILL PROVIDE LAR40, COLT PATTERN .40 S&W CALIBER CARBINES. BASED ON THE MARKET RESEARCH AND FBI REQUIRMENTS, , USE OF A COLT PATTERN .40 S&W CALIBER CARBINE, WILL RESOLVE THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE, ENSURING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF PISTOL CALIBER CARBINES. FURTHER, THE ROCK RIVER ARMS LAR40 PISTOL CALIBER CARBINE WILL ALLOW THE FBI TO MAXIMIZE TRAINING, SINCE THE OPERATIN SYSTEM AND CONTROLS ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE COLT PATTERN 5.56 X 45 ADDITION, BY USE OF A COMMON WEAPON PLATFORM, THERE IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PARTS INTERCHANGEABILITY BETWEEN EXISTIN FBI 5.56 X 45 MM LAR15 ROCK RIVER ARMS CARBINES AND THE LAR40, FURTHER ENHANCING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS ACQUISITION. THE FBI REQUIRES AN INTEGRAL MAGAZINE WELL (AS OPPOSED TO A PINNED MAGAZINE WELL ADAPTOR) AND A CALIBER DEDICATED MAGAZINE, DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS WEAPON SYSTEM AND CALIBER, WHICH ENSURES THE LEVEL OF RELIABILITY REQUIRED BY FBI SPECIAL AGENTS DURING HIGH RISK SITUATIONS. THE FBI REQUIRES THIS CARBINE TO BE MANUFACTURED IN .40 S&W CALIBER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE GREATER OPERATIONAL EFFECIENTCY, SINCE BOTH THE ISSUED SERVICE PISTOL AND THE PISTOL CALIBERCOLT PATTERN CARBINE WILL BE CHAMBERED FOR THE SAME AMMUNITION (I.E., .40 S&W CALIBER). ROCK RIVER ARMS IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER KNOWN TO MEET THESE CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE QUOTATIONS, HOWEVER, INTERESTED PARTIES MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTERESTS AND CAPABILITIE TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT QUOTES TO THIS OFFICE BY 10:00 A.M. EDT, AUGUST 19, 2009, VIA FACSIMILE TO THE ATTENTION OF LAURIE L. WILLIAMS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, AT (703) 632-6103. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. THE AWARDEE SHALL BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE, AND ALSO THE ON-LINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATION (ORCA) AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV .