SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811212
— Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - National Capital Region Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-818817
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2016
- Point of Contact
- Molly R. Jackson, Phone: (970) 492-7006
- E-Mail Address
-
molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov
(molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National Operations Center (NOC), Print Mail Center (PMC), in St. Louis, MO intends to negotiate a sole source contract with GFI Digital, Inc. (GFI) for the procurement of a Ricoh high speed printer/booklet maker with a service and maintenance agreement. The planned contract will be for the purchase of a Ricoh Pro 8110E and a service and maintenance agreement for a one year period, with the option for four one-year extensions on the maintenance agreement. The base year period of performance will be from Sept. 30, 2016 thru Sept. 29, 2017. Each optional one-year extension would start on Sept. 30 th of that year and run through Sept. 29 th of the following year. Currently, the NOC's PMC has in production four (4) other Ricoh Pro printers under lease and maintenance with GFI. Some of the parts will be interchangeable between machines which will reduce repair costs and equipment down time if the equipment is provided by GFI. The NOC's PMC processes print/mail work for the Agency under strict deadlines with limited lead times. Fiery software, a feature of the Ricoh Pro 8110, is used to streamline the multiple job specifications and variable data printed by the PMC. This requires expert software support from the equipment Contractor. GFI is the only Contractor that offers Certified Platinum Fiery support. The NOC PMC has received excellent preventative service and maintenance on their 4 existing Ricoh printers by local GFI technicians. Response time is less than 2 hours when maintenance is requested. Using GFI to provide the new equipment and maintenance will facilitate the maintenance of all Ricoh equipment used in the PMC and minimize disruptions from multiple vendors and service technicians. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. No solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide equal or superior services are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer by the closing time of this notice. All information received within the established timeframe will be considered by the Government to determine if more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of providing equal or superior services. All responses must be in writing and should be emailed to molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov. Questions concerning this acquisition must be directed to Molly Jackson at the above contact information.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, NASS, NOC, 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, 63132, United States
- Zip Code: 63132
- Zip Code: 63132
- Record
- SN04269886-W 20160915/160914000037-4e60c3c13f10835ded0b192bd889ecbb (fbodaily.com)
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