SPECIAL NOTICE
75 -- Notice of Intent to issue a sole source Purchase Order
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541890
— Other Services Related to Advertising
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, West Bldg, 3rd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTFR53-11-P-FRA-OLI
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2011
- Point of Contact
- Sabrina Phillips, Phone: 2024931340
- E-Mail Address
-
Sabrina.Phillips@dot.gov
(Sabrina.Phillips@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Acquisition and Grants intends to award a sole source Purchase Order for the purchase of Promotional Supplies and Materials under the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b), "Soliciting from a single source" using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The purchase order for of Promotional Supplies and Materials will be provided by, Advertising Edge, LLC 381 S Chicago Place, Bolivar MO 65613. Advertising Edge is a Small Business concern. The estimated value of this award is $30,418.19. The FRA Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Division and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) have a joint effort to conduct outreach activities. The outreach promotional supplies ordered on under this purchase order are items that enable FRA and OLI materials focus on the prevention of incidents, injuries, and fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings due to trespassing on railroad rights-of-way and rail property. The supplies not only are supplied/made by and are proprietary to only three vendors, but also must have the approval of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI). The FRA reviewed quotes from the three (3) approved vendors; Morton Suggestion Company, Elite Promotions, Inc. and Advertising Edge. Vendors were selected based on lowest cost and ability to meet the specifications that included the ability to "brand" the items with the USDOT/FRA logo and OLI's Logo and website addresses. The award will be given to Advertising Edge has already received the approval from OLI to sell and use the copy written OLI logo and website address. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541890 Other Services Related to Advertising. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) package is attached. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The FRA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by an interested party responding to this notice. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award a Purchase Order. Questions or comments pertaining to this notice of intent may be e-mailed to Sabrina.Phillips@dot.gov.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN02534877-W 20110817/110815235540-037b6f6b1ee46edb117384d421634d26 (fbodaily.com)
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