Notice of Intent to Sole-Source to Cherry Engineering
ID: SHOP000116Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OFFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONFBI-JEHWASHINGTON, DC, 20535, USA

NAICS

Explosives Manufacturing (325920)

PSC

SURFACE USE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT (1385)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ae62bc462eaa47b59a58dcce6450da3b/view
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    Description

    The Department of Justice, specifically the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Cherry Engineering, Inc. for the procurement of Disruptors for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training. This contract is necessary to ensure continuity in training with devices that utilize proprietary technology, which are exclusively developed and manufactured by Cherry Engineering and are also used by other agencies, including the FBI. The contract will be a firm fixed price agreement, and interested parties can reach out to Holly Cloud at hcloud@fbi.gov for further inquiries. The place of performance for this contract will be Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

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    Holly Cloud
    hcloud@fbi.gov
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