A20 Notice of Intent Sole Source.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award issued by the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate on behalf of the Defense Postal Office. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to Pitney Bowes Inc. for mailing systems and equipment with an estimated contract value of $849,300.07. The requirement encompasses a technical refresh of existing Pitney Bowes postage metering systems and associated services for mail processing and small package carrier processing. The new system must be SaaS-based and located in a FedRAMP IL4 authorized cloud housed within the United States. The Government justifies the sole source award under 41 U.S.C. 1901 and RFO 6.103-1, citing that Pitney Bowes is the only vendor capable of meeting requirements due to its proprietary software, closed undocumented data formats, application programming interfaces, integrated technical environment, security accreditation requirements, and lease-to-own acquisition model.
Interested parties may submit capability statements via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil by 10:00 A.M. ET on July 8, 2026, referencing notice of intent number CT060220260742. All submissions must be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award and will consider submitted information solely for determining whether competitive procurement is in the Government's best interest. The primary NAICS code is 561499 (All Other Business Support Services) with a small business size standard of $21.5 million. The contracting office is located at 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09, Alexandria, Virginia 22350, with Steven Yang (Contracting Officer) as the primary point of contact and Loren Williams (Contract Specialist) as the secondary contact.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155
ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE
July 1, 2026
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO)
5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD
PITNEY BOWES INC. FOR MAILING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Executive Services Directorate (ESD) Defense Postal Office (DPO), intends to perform a sole source award to Pitney Bowes Inc. for Mailing Systems and Equipment. The Defense Postal Office requires these mailing systems and equipment to technically refresh existing Pitney Bowes postage metering systems and the necessary services necessary for mail processing and small package carrier processing. The new mailing system software and equipment shall be SaaS based located in a FedRAMP IL4 authorized cloud housed within the United States. The estimated value of the contract is $849,300.07.
The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 under the procedures RFO 6.103-1 “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements,” Pitney Bowes Inc. is the only vendor to meet the Executive Services Directorate’s requirement as they provide existing integrated technical environment, security accreditation requirements, proprietary software using closed, undocumented data formats and application programming interfaces, and the lease-to-own acquisition model, all of which are satisfied exclusively by Pitney Bowes Inc. No other vendor can provide these services due to Pitney Bowes Inc’s proprietary systems and integrated cataloging and resource-sharing platforms and databases.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice via email to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil with a PDF file, referencing notice of intent number CT060220260742, no later than 10:00 A.M. ET, July 8, 2026. All information submitted should support the offerors’ capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561499 All Other Business Support Services with a Small business size standard of $21.5 Million.
Contracting Office Address:
Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09 Alexandria, Virginia 22350
Primary Point of Contact:
Steven Yang Contracting Officer steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Loren Williams Contract Specialist loren.m.williams5.civ@mail.mil mailto:whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.ks@mail.mil mailto:steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil mailto:steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil mailto:loren.m.williams5.civ@mail.mil
| THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD PITNEY BOWES INC. FOR Mailing Systems and Equipment |
| steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil |
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