D-Fend Maintenance and Support

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, firm-fixed price purchase order with D-Fend Solutions AD Inc. for the purpose of procuring; GS-1- Hardware -M&R 1st year Warranty - Hardware Maintenance GS-1-Software-M&S 1st year Warranty - Software maintenance, including updates and upgrades and Shipping Handling FOB Destination.

The products being requested must be the exact products and currently D-Fend Solutions AD Inc. is the only vendor able to provide the D-Fend Solutions, GS-1-Hardware -M&R 1st year Warranty - HW Maintenance GS-1-SW-M&S 1st year Warranty - SW maintenance. D-Fend Solutions AD Inc. The offers a one-year warranty on the Hardware/Software maintenances, along with technical support and software updates at no additional charge. D-Fend Solutions AD Inc. are the only one that can push out updates to improve or correct any deficiencies in their systems.

This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration’s SAM.gov website (www.SAM.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the SAM.gov site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The associated Lafayette Instrument Company, Inc. Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. 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 by contacting Christopher Hamilton via email only at cahamilton1@fbi.gov, no later than 2:00pm (Central) on Jan, Tuesday, 28, 2025. Responses sent via other means (i.e., via telephone call, facsimile transmission, etc.) will not be considered. Information received will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government.

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