SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Intent to Sole Source Letter for FBO-Bell and Howell
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Procurement and Property Management, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 1830, Washington, District of Columbia, 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- 16-BOLS-OTS-NAT-0085
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- Elliott Jones, Phone: 2026916049
- E-Mail Address
-
jones.elliott@bls.gov
(jones.elliott@bls.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends to award, on a sole-source basis, a fixed price purchase order to Bell and Howell LLC, 760 S Wolf Rd, Wheeling, Illinois 60090. Bell and Howell LLC will provide equipment maintenance services for the Mailstar 300 machine including: Bi-Monthly PM Inspections, RM Calls, Parts, and 4 hour response time. In additional to the equipment maintenance software services will be provided for the AUI Software for the Mailstar 300 system. Below is more information as to what is included with the service plan: • Monthly preventative maintenance inspections • All remedial calls during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:00pm) • All non-consumable parts • ½ hour average phone response time - 4 hour average on site response • 7x24 call availability • Bell and Howell escalation Market research efforts have indicated that no third parties are approved by Bell and Howell, LLC to perform maintenance services, or equipment or software upgrades on Bell and Howell, LLC manufactured equipment. Accordingly, that Bell and Howell, LLC is the only factory trained and authorized maintenance service and upgrade provider for such software and equipment. Bell and Howell, LLC is the only responsible provider to perform maintenance services, or equipment or software upgrades on Bell and Howell, LLC manufactured equipment. Therefore, Bell and Howell, LLC is the only responsible source to provide the requested maintenance. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this simplified acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). This is not a request for competitive quotes; however, all interested sources who believe they can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement no later than COB March 25th, 2016 to the point of contact for this notice. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and will be at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer. POINT OF CONTACT Elliott M. Jones | Contracting Officer Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-6049 | Jones.Elliott@bls.gov
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04059371-W 20160325/160323234620-12b043961b657b667f16107619dcbc92 (fbodaily.com)
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