75--Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Digital Stamps

The Texas Military Forces (TXMF) intends to contract using other than full and open competition for digital stamps. The sole source of E-Stamps for an additional 12 months of supplies is the source that will allow the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) to meets its postal requirements referencing already establish accounts from a previous contract (W912L1-13-F-0107-P00001). The software required for the service must have a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN). Stamps.com's software has a CoN and has already been vetted through the Texas National Guard G6 for approval. To use other vendors would require unacceptable delays of service and the cost of man hours required to have software vetted is not expected to be recovered through competition. This requirement for additional months of supplies must be procured under the same vendor in order to allow account users to utilize the established accounts from E-Stamps.com. Accordingly, the TXMF intends to sole source this requirement to E-Stamps.com. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.