SOLICITATION NOTICE
74 -- Request for Quote (RFQ) for brand name specific Neopost USA, Inc. postage meter supplies.
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- WASO - WCP - Denver Contracting & Procurement P.O. Box 25287MS WCP Denver CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- Q0026115005
- Response Due
- 11/22/2010
- Archive Date
- 11/16/2011
- Point of Contact
- Brian N. McCabe Contract Specialist 3039876898 Brian_mccabe@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Full RFQ should be available through FBO under Q0026115005. If you have trouble locating it try https://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/login.jsp and search under Q0026115005 or contact the Contract Specialist for a copy of the RFQ. This replaces previous solicitation number P0026115005. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THANFULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FAR 6.302-1(c) BRAND NAME JUSIFICATION In accordance with the authority granted under 41 U.S.C. 253(c), this request for award under other than full and open competition is hereby submitted. 1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.Requirement OfficeWASO - Property Management Office Contracting OfficeDOI-NPS-WASO - WCP 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This action is a "brand name" specific purchase for needed supplies, including printer ink cartridges, labels and other items for various models of Neopost USA, Inc. proprietary postage meters, which are in use throughout the National Park Service. 3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value). The purchases will be made "as requested" from the specific office/site/park based on usage and particular Neopost USA, Inc. postage meter located there. All requested supplies shall be shipped to that specific office/site/park within 7-10 days or sooner. This includes all NPS locations inside and outside the CONUS, including Alaska and Hawaii, and any US territories.The purchase includes:Ink Cartridge - Part #: 3300028DInk Cartridge - Part #: IJINK3456HInk Cartridge - Part #: IJINK678HInk Cartridge - Part #: IJINK34Ink Tank - Part #: 4127275QPostage Meter Label - Part#: 7449704Postage Meter Label - Part#: 7465221Postage Meter Label - Part#: 7465233-01Printhead - Part#: 4127025JRibbon Cassette - Part#: EMFA570-0659 Estimated "Not to Exceed Value" is $100,000.00 4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements - 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).More specifically FAR 6.302-1(c) Application for brand name descriptions Neopost USA, Inc postage meters are both owned and rented, and in use throughout the entire National Park Service. The postage meters require the use of only Neopost USA, Inc. supplies, and no other source will satisfy Government needs. 5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that order represents the best value consistent with 8.404(d). This is an open market item and is not available through GSA Schedule. 6. A description of efforts made to ensure that market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or statement of the reason market research was not conducted. This item is not available under GSA Schedule, but market research on GSA Schedule did reveal five (5) firms who manufacture postage meters. These alternate manufacturing companies do not supply Neopost USA, Inc. postage meter supplies. Neopost supplies are available through Neopost USA, Inc. directly or through multiple distributors of their supplies on the open market. 7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable and the basis for that determination. Market research was performed by the Customer in order to establish pricing on the PR. The Contract Specialist, also conducted similar market research in order to find comparative pricing in order to evaluate and determine if quotes received are fair and reasonable. 8. A statement of actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the same supplies or services. A Sole Source Announcement was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website on 11/04/2010, as required by FAR 5.101 and 13.105(a). After the posting, several vendors stated their capability to provided brand name specific Neopost USA, Inc. postage meter supplies. The sole source announcement was canceled, and RFQ - Q0026115005 was issued for full and open competition. 9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition (FAR 6.302(a) (9)). Not applicable. 10. A listing of sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition. Neopost USA, Inc.Point of Sale SupplyModern Data Products 11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the same supplies or services. None.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/Q0026115005/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Various locations throughout the National Park Service
- Zip Code: 80225
- Zip Code: 80225
- Record
- SN02327866-W 20101118/101116234035-392b173d01d8461a372704c22d6508ab (fbodaily.com)
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