J065--Intent to Sole Source PITNEY BOWES EQUIPMENT MAINT Base Plus 4 OPT YRs

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 9, intends to award a sole source contract to Pitney Bowes INC., 3001 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06926 to provide ongoing maintenance repairs and software upgrades of Pitney System located at the Lexington VA Medical Center, 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502. Pitney Bowes is the manufacturer and sole provider of technical support and maintenance for Pitney Bowes Products to the Veterans Health Administration. Pitney Bowes owns all intellectual property rights in the Pitney Bowes Products and does not support third-party technical services. FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements", applies to this procurement. The contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to provide preventive maintenance and software support remotely and on site for the Pitney Bowes Systems located at the Lexington VA Medical Center. Support Includes EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: Item Serial Description MPR1 0039913 MAILSTREAM MONO PRINTER MODULE MSD2 3929866 15 COLOR TOUCH DISPLAY MSF6 6005762 CONNECT+ 3000 DLA PRELOADED FEEDER MP49 0042275 70/149 LB WEIGHING PLATFORM MSPS 0016840 SENDPRO P SERIES POWER STACKER F70K 2201169 RELAY 8000 BASE UNTI F70Y 2201416 HIGH CAPACITY SHEET FEEDER WPVB 3835566 RISO COMCOLOR 7150 MAIN UNIT S-6673G W199 0005684 PB First Software WPD1 0002508 WPD1-Preformatted Document Option WPF4 0002634 WPF4-Document Pro Service Level 2 WPF4 0002635 WPF4-Document Pro Service Level 2 Period of Performance: Base Year: October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021 Option One: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Option Two: October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 Option Three: October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024 Option Four: October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 NAICS: 811219 Other Computer Related Services Size Standard: $15 Million THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Submissions shall be emailed to arrive on or before August 25, 2020, 11:00am Eastern Standard Time to Scott Dickey at [email protected]. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C24920Q0377 Pitney Bowes/your company name in the email subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to the Contracting Specialist by email at [email protected]. The capability documentation should include general information and specific technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements, including proof of training and certification for performing service support for the Pitney Bowes systems. Point of Contact: Scott Dickey at [email protected].