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Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source

Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice Solicitation #: 2031ZA23B00013 Title: Corrective and Preventative Maintenance on Rastelli Grinders The Government intends to make an award to: Koenig & Bauer Banknotes Solutions SA

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

The Government intends to award a sole source contract utilizing “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements” IAW FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). The vendor is to perform corrective and preventative maintenance on the two (2) current operating RA7 Rastelli Grinders located in D100M of DCF. Furthermore, it is required that the operators (Platemakers) of these machines be re-trained in the operation of the machines to be able to meet these new crucial tolerances repeatedly.

Anticipated Period of Performance: The Contractor shall provide the maintenance and training to the BEP within a period of 6 to 8 weeks upon award of the contract award. Thus, July 2023 for the first RA7 Rastelli Grinder and taking European holidays in consideration the subsequent machine would be addressed in September 2023.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive offers/quotes/proposals. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The solicitation will not be posted. To be considered, responses MUST be received NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM EST, June 20, 2023. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.SAM.gov. Responses MUST be submitted within the closing date/time of publication of this notice. Point of Contact regarding this notice is LaDousca Yvonne Mitchell, Contract Specialist, Ladousca.Mitchell@bep.gov.