Special_Notice_40912...pdf

Description(s): Special Notice for Solicitation 40912 (Digital Press Film Product/raw security material)

Date: July 19, 2016

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) intends to award a sole source contract for the manufacture of Digital Press Film and biometric raw security products to Relyco, in Dover, New

Hampshire, 03821. Relyco is the distributor and manufacturer of the Digital Press Film system currently used by the US Government Publishing Office (USGPO). They are the only known company that could meet GPO’s requirement. Relyco product has been validated, tested and accepted. The USGPO intends to award a Firm Fixed price Contract.

Under the authority of USC 2304(c)(1) pursuant to MMAR 6.302.1(a)(2)(ii)(A) “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”, for this special raw material product. This notice is neither a request for proposals nor a solicitation of offers. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based on responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responses shall be sent to Contracting Officer, Lucille Brinkley at lbrinkley@gpo.gov on or before August 2, 2016 no later than 12:00 noon, EST.