The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a requirement for tactical equipment.

The FBI is the Federal Government’s principal agency responsible for investigating violations of more than 260 Federal statutes. In pursuit of their duties, FBI personnel may be involved in high threat assignments where they face a variety of situations and needs. A multiple-award IDIQ for a variety of items will expedite the acquisition of needed items.

The scope of work under the Strategic Tactical Equipment Acquisition and Logistics (STEAL) program includes the total logistics support for the tactical equipment requirements of the FBI to include FBI locations CONUS and OCONUS. The primary purpose of the STEAL program is to provide support to the FBI for all special operational equipment, supplies, and related incidental services necessary to perform their missions. Various types of tactical equipment and related incidental services may be provided under the contracts including but not limited to: survival gear, tactical equipment, protective eyewear and vision enhancing equipment, escalation of force equipment, visit board search and seizure (VBSS), scuba gear, surface diving gear, thermal protection equipment, communication devices, compressors, hazardous material (HAZMAT), air purification devices, hyperbaric instrumentation, lifesaving equipment and other safety items.

The equipment covered by the acquisition consists of commercial items and commercially modified items (commercial items requiring minor modification to fit FBI applications). In general, the scope includes tactical equipment and related supplies and incidental services, including but not limited to:

•  Survival Gear and Equipment Kits
• Tactical Equipment
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Protective Eyewear and Vision Enhancing Equipment
•  Escalation of Force Equipment
• Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS)
• Scuba Gear and Miscellaneous Diving Equipment
• Thermal Protection Equipment
• Surface Supplied Diving Equipment
• Communication Devices (such as walkie-talkies, two-way radios, etc.)
• Compressors and Air Purification Systems
• Hyperbaric Instrumentation & Equipment and Saturation Equipment
• Lifesaving/Search and Rescue Equipment
• Air Crew Support and Flight Deck Safety Items
• Underwater Tools
• Protective Gear, Miscellaneous Apparel, Clothing and Textiles
• Load Carrying Equipment (vests, backpack systems, trunk lockers, etc.)
• Lethality Support Items (slings, holsters, straps, fasteners, reflective belts, etc.)
• Mountain Climbing Equipment

Incidental services are standard commercial services that the contractor may be asked to perform in connection with supplying items under the scope of the contract. Such services engage the time and effort of the contractor to perform an identifiable task in addition to furnishing an end item supplied. Performing such services does not change the primary purpose of the contract from a supply to a service contract. What constitutes an incidental service is fact specific and will be a function of factors such as type of service, amount charged for the service, dollar amount charged for the supplies, existence of a close relationship between the service and the item supplied, and the time required to perform the service. Incidental services are usually requested at the same time the item of supply is ordered and will generally have a separate line item requesting the services. Whether a service is “incidental” or not will be determined by the Contracting Officer (CO) prior to placing such order for the incidental service.