36--SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF COPIERS.

The Army Contracting Command (ACC), Installation Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with Sharp Electronics Corporation, 1 Sharp Plaza, STE 1, Mahwah, NJ 07430-0116. The contractor shall provide eight (8) multifunctional copier units that were being leased by the CARA Headquarters, APG, MD. The units have been customized and programmed for the organization requiring Common Access Card (CAC) access and encryption. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 333315 and the size standard is 500 employees. Interested persons may identify their interest, in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 7:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time, March 19, 2012. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Toni M. Foster, Purchasing Agent, email: [email protected].