Intent_to_sole_source_(1).pdf

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND

IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Denver, Colorado, intends to award a single source purchase order with Rochester Software Associates (RSA).

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND

Bureau of Reclamation intends to negotiate a sole source contract with that Rochester Software Associates for professional services to integrate existing internally hosted government perpetual licensed web-to-print application to communicate to outside third party vendor printing devices.

The contractor shall provide all the required integration services and will include additional site license and maintenance support for all requirements issued under the contract. NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services, size standard $27.5 Million.

Reclamation utilizes Rochester Software Associates (RSA) WebCRD web-to-print web based application hosted by the GOVERNMENT on our Intranet to place and submit printing related orders.

WebCRD is a web-based print job submission software that allows users to submit printing or reproduction requests via a browser connection. Job status can be tracked by the user. The product provides customizable reports for summarizing device utilization and printing costs.

The current modules implemented with the WebCRD include; Dynamics1, SurePDF2, CentralPDF3, Book Assembly4, AutoStock5.

The business process is the client logs onto the portal uploads and prepares their order with appropriate page print commands and page exceptions and then submits orders to a third party vendor print gear.

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to Mr. Rex Amicone at ramicone@usbr.gov within five (5) days of this

1 Dynamics creates, orders, and produces more complex personalized documents with variable images and text and rule-based composition.

2 SurePDF is a client-side print driver that produces Adobe PDF files from any native application for submission to the print center.

3 CentralPDF provides server-based conversion of supported native format application fi les to Adobe PDF for submission to a print center via WebCRD.

4 Book Assembly allows users to assemble multiple documents into a single PDF for ordering.

5 AutoStock provides inventory management and automates requests for finished goods inventory, even non-print items, and print-on-demand items.

notice. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirement. Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since the synopsis is not a request for proposal.