R--POSTAGE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23, Fargo Health Care System Contract office intends to make a sole source award to the United States Postal Service, a Large Business, to provide Postage by Phone services. The Statutory authority for this sole source purchase is Title 10 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented in the FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). The applicable NAICS Code is 491110 with a size standard of $7.0M. A Justification and Approval to procure using other than full and open competition is attached. This procurement is a sole source requirement and is not a solicitation or a request for competitive proposal. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All interested parties, must be registered in Central Contracting Registration (CCR) database. This notice is for informational purposes only. ***No response to this special notice is necessary*** Questions may be directed to Chris Volk, Contracting Officer via e-mail at [email protected]. However, any data received will be for the sole purpose of market research for future proposes.