It is the intent of the Bureau of Reclamation to award a sole source contract to Pitney Bowes for postage for Pitney Bowes DM300C mailing machine. This action in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to Part 12 and 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Since Reclamation believes that only one responsible source can fully provide the supply that will satisfy the agency's requirements, a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared and approved by the Great Plains Regional Office Chief of Contracting. The Government intends to award this requirement on or around February 24, 2016. Vendors that recognize they can fully provide the required supply are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer. In order to allow for sufficient Government consideration, vendors shall submit their written Letter of Interest not later than March 9, 2016. Responses received after March 9, 2016 may not be considered by the Government. Responses to this notice should be mailed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Tonya A. Pittsley, P.O. Box 1630 Mills WY 82644, or faxed to 307-261-5691, or e-mailed to
[email protected]. All Responses should include the vendor's Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a "small business" or and "other than small business" under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334514. The applicable Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The base year contract period is expected to be approximately February 2016 to December 31, 2016 4 Optional years contract period is expected to be approximately January 1st to December 31 for 2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020. NOTE 1: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated FREE website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The vendor's Duns & Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Note 2: Payment requests for the anticipated purchase order must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.