TECAN Software Training

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time sole source contract with Tecan U.S. Inc., 9401 Globe Center Drive, Morrisville, NC, 27560-6211. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's 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 about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 611420, Software Application Training; the size standard is 750 employees. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to Tecan U.S. Inc., 9401 Globe Center Drive, Morrisville, NC, 27560-6211. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The FBI collects DNA samples from Federal, Military and District of Columbia Convicted Offenders as outlined in the DNA Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, USA Patriot Act of 20001 and the Justice For All Act of 2004. In order to process the exponential increases in samples being submitted to the FBI, the program has Tecan robots online that have been validated for the automation process and other robots that are currently being validated. In order to begin using the new workstations, FBI personnel must be trained in the proper use of the software and maintenance of the workstations. Tecan will provide the necessary software application training needed for FBI personnel. Tecan is the only provider of the required training. Tecan is the sole manufacturer and provider of the robots used by the FBI which has complete and direct access to all manufacturer's technical specifications, instrument service manuals, schematics, and copyrighted and proprietary software. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to this office by 08:00 am, EST, May 07, 2014, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012 to receive government contracts. The FBI financial system has a direct interface with SAM. Please ensure that your company's SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes TIN, EFT, DUNs, addresses and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.