SOLICITATION NOTICE
T -- Customized Logo RITE IN THE RAIN Notebooks - JL Darling Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 322222
— Coated and Laminated Paper Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Durham (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSSB-ACR, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211
- ZIP Code
- 27709-2211
- Solicitation Number
- W911NF-11-T-0001
- Response Due
- 10/29/2010
- Archive Date
- 12/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- Chris Justice, 919-541-2332
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Durham (RDECOM-CC)
(christopher.justice8@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), Research Triangle Park, NC, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with JL Darling Corporation, 2614 Pacific Hwy E, Tacoma, WA 98424, for customized logo Rite in the Rain brand name notebooks in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. JL Darling is the only known source with the ability to customize the notebooks to ARO's needs under this requirement. A notebook that is designed to be used in all weather conditions is required. Based on DOA Memorandum RITE-IN-THE-RAIN PRODUCTS IN SAPPER PAC AND SAPPER LEADER PAC, dated 6 December 2006, Rite in the Rain is the only product able to meet all of the users' requirements for usability, adaptability, and survivability that included usage in wet, cold, snow and humid environments from mountan cold to desert heart. Specific logos on the notebooks are needed under this requirement to customize products that serve the dual purpose of highlighting interesting applications of technology used by soldiers and promoting the youth programs sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology (ASA-ALT). JL Darling is the only known source capable of such customization. The requirement is for 9,000 customized Rite in the Rain notebooks, with the following additional specifcations: 3x5 - 50 leaf, tan cover, printed 2 sides brown ink; text sub 20 RITR tan, printed 2 sides brown ink, universal text. Responses to this notice shall be sent to christopher.justice8@us.army.mil. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responses received by 1400 (2:00 p.m. ET) Friday October 29, 2010 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitve procurement. If no affirmative responses are received by the date and time listed above to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, the negotiations will commence with JL Darling Corporation. The NAICS Code/Size is 322222/500. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. There is no solicitation package available.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Contracting Center - Durham (RDECOM-CC) ATTN: AMSSB-ACR, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211 Research Triangle Park NC
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Record
- SN02317915-W 20101029/101027234313-14b4c286a25dd63b75d3146a91aef5f7 (fbodaily.com)
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