5000222022 OPEX Justification 04172026 Redacted.pdf

This is a Treasury Standard Form 1009 – Sole Source Justification for acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold, dated February 20, 2026, with contracting officer approval on April 13, 2026.

The Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Services division seeks to award preventive maintenance and repair services for OPEX/OMATION 206 mail extraction equipment and associated batcher units located at the Andover Campus to Opex Corporation. The requisition number is 5000222022. The estimated contract value is structured as a base year (12 months, 5/1/2026–4/30/2027) plus three optional years (Option Year 1: 5/1/2027–4/30/2028; Option Year 2: 5/1/2028–4/30/2029; Option Year 3: 5/1/2029–4/30/2030), though specific dollar amounts are redacted. The justification for sole source acquisition cites Opex Corporation's proprietary ownership of patented hardware, software, and algorithms essential to these products, coupled with the government's current operational dependency on the brand-name equipment at the IRS center. Market research confirmed no alternative vendors capable of meeting the government's technical and proprietary requirements, including review of commercial maintenance providers, issuance of a Sources Sought Notice via SAM.gov, and verification of authorized Opex service providers. The sole source determination was approved by both the program office and contracting officer under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).