SPECIAL NOTICE
K -- The DOL, USAG Natick requires the services of Pitney Bowes to enhance the existing Arrival System (Pitney Bowes Product).
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 333313
— Office Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W905JZ-0251-1003
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2010
- Point of Contact
- Sean Auld, 508-314-7793
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC)
(sean.g.auld@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the Natick Soldier System Center (NSSC), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to: PITNEY BOWES, 1 ELMCROFT RD STAMFORD, CT 06926-0700 THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. 1. Nature and description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs: The DOL, USAG Natick requires the services of Pitney Bowes to enhance the existing Arrival System (Pitney Bowes Product). This equipment/software being ordered will greatly improve the effectiveness of receiving parcels coming into the warehouse. The upgrades will also improve the accountability/maintain an asset inventory of all equipment/materials being turned into the Supply Support Activity (DOL). With the addition of Vista to every workstation at Natick, Arrival is not compliant with Vista. Therefore these upgrades are also required to ensure we operate under a Vista Environment. As of today, we are currently operating off XP, with a work around Vista. In order to become compliant new equipment is needed ASAP, and can only be ordered by Pitney Bowes for proprietary reasons. 2. A demonstration that the proposed contractor is the only source available to provide these services or goods (i.e. unique qualifications, proprietary rights, etc.): The equipment and software being ordered and installed is proprietary to Pitney and Bowes. 3. A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: A market search was not conducted. DOL is already using the Arrival System (Equipment and Software). These are upgrades to enhance efficiency in the receiving and turn-in of equipment. 4. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: None 5. 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 supplies or services required: None 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail to: sean.g.auld@us.army.mil no later than 3:00 p.m. on September 23th, 2010. Contracting Office Address: RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick CCRD-NA-SU, Natick Contracting Division Kansas Street, Building 1 Natick, MA 01760-5011 Point of Contact: Sean Auld, Contract Specialist Sean.g.auld@us.army.mil
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