NOI-Polyetherimide Build Plates

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a sole-source contract to Tyson Build Plates for the procurement of polyetherimide (PEI) build plates used in fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers. These build plates are required to support ongoing forensic research involving the examination of toolmarks generated during 3D printing processes. The selected vendor must be able to provide witnessed, documented, consecutively manufactured PEI build plates produced entirely within the United States. The manufacturing process must occur domestically, and the vendor must allow access to their manufacturing processes. Some key requirements of the build plates include: • Manufacturing must occur within the United States. • Build plates may not be manufactured internationally or shipped from overseas. • Manufacturing must be witnessed and recorded by Government personnel. • Manufacturing techniques must be fully documented. • Build plates must be consecutively manufactured. • Vendor must allow access to production processes.