Notice of Intent to Sole Source ~Leasing of Printing and Reproduction Equipment

This notice announces the intent by United State Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Maine in support of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Publications Management without competition as prescribed in10 USC 3406(c)(5) as implemented in FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. announcement fulfils the availability of the justification requirement under FAR 6.305.

This out-of-scope modification will be issued on a sole source basis. This notice of intent is not considered a request for quotations or competitive proposals. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Government’s intent to proceed with a sole source modification to Microtechnologies LLC under task order W912JD25FA001, contract number W52P1J16D0026. Under the existing task order, the original 52.217-8 was not evaluated at the time of award. The period of performance is three months with three, 30-day option periods. This short term was requested due to staffing and financial resource challenges delaying the follow-on competitive procurement.

Only Interest concerns from the Army’s Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) vendor pool must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses should be e-mailed at darlene.r.howes.civ@army.mil or thomas.j.ryan36.civ@army.mil no later than Wednesday, 15 October at 3:00pmEST to be considered

Responses should include the following:

1. Company Name Address,


2. Unique Identifier Number


3. Point of Contact


4. Identify business size (i.e. small business, or other than small business


5. Detailed information that will demonstrate that your business has the capability to provide above service