THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO PITNEY BOWES, INC. The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to award a sole source to Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1 Elmcroft Rd., Stamford, CT 06926-0700 to lease replacement postage meters for the Defense Post Office (DPO) and satellite facilities located in the NCR. The Government anticipates a single Purchase Order to obtain postage meter including postage meter scale, associated peripherals, equipment delivery, installation setup and testing, refresher training, with maintenance services of mailing system equipment for processing official mail and packages. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice no later than 10:00 am EST, 27 December 2018 by email to
[email protected]. All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 532420, Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing. Small business size standard $32.5M.