The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a fixed-price procurement for the products listed below. 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. Based on market research conducted and contacts made with knowledgeable individuals within the government and the related industry, it has been determined the FBI's requirement for the referenced equipment can only be provided by a limited source of vendors. The following equipment is being procured:
• Avnet Xilinx Virtex - 5 PCI Express Kit - Part #AES-V5FXT-PCIE100-G
• Xilinx Virtex-5 FGPA (Integrated Circuit) - Part #XC5VFX200T-2FFG1738CES
• IDT 40Mbit Content-Addressable Memory (Integrated Circuit) - Part#IDT75S10040B250MR
This notice is a request for competitive quotations and all interested parties that have the capability to respond to this requirement or submit quotes to this office are encouraged to do so by 12:00 pm EDT, August 19, 2009, via facsimile to the attention of: Laurie L. Williams, Contracting Officer, at 703-632-6103. Information received, will be solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The North American Industrial Classification System Number (NAICS) is 334511. The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor's Database (CCR) and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.