This notice is for informational purposes only. The Government intends to award a sole source (GSA) contract to Heidelberg USA, Inc, for their Heidelberg ST-350 Stitcher. This new machine will replace two 20 year old machines, and will allow the Government the ability to share a common spare parts pool with the Heidelberg ST-350 Stitcher that was procured in 2008. The Government has used the Heidelberg ST-350 exclusively for lifting long-run jobs for short-run hot work and thereby increasing the number of make readies. Additionally, the Heidelberg ST-350 is the only GPO stitcher able to produce Quality Level 2 work, and we currently have no backup stiching machine. This is NOT a request for Quotations and does NOT constitue any commitment by the Government. All inquires regarding this acquisition shall be submitted, via e-mail to
[email protected] , by 2:00 pm, March 8, 2011. NOTE: Phone calls will NOT be accepted.