Purchase Order DOLB064R20749

The U.S. government awarded a purchase order to Quadient, Inc. (doing business as Neopost USA Inc.) for the rental of postage meters, with a ceiling value of $30.7K. This firm fixed-price contract was awarded on October 1, 2005, and was scheduled for ultimate completion on September 30, 2006. The work will be performed in Beaver, West Virginia. This award was made on a full and open competitive basis with no set-aside designation, reflecting Quadient's established position as a primary supplier of mailing and postal automation equipment to federal agencies.

Quadient, a foreign-owned organization headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, specializes in customer communication management solutions and postal automation technologies. The company maintains substantial relationships across the federal government through multiple indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $47M Veterans Affairs mail and shipping solution contract, a $50M General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract, and a $153M Department of Veterans Affairs Enterprise Mail Management Services contract. This postage meter rental award represents a smaller, task-order level engagement typical of Quadient's broader support for federal mailroom operations across numerous agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, and the Internal Revenue Service.