149th MPS Printer Lease Bridge

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
W50S7826PA005
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Jbsa Lackland, Texas 78236, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

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Written by GovTribe AI ·

The 149th Mission Support Group, Contracting Office, is conducting a sole source determination for a nine-month Managed Print Services bridge contract valued at $48,240.00 with an award deadline of July 1, 2026, for the Texas Air National Guard. This acquisition is restricted to Cartridge Technology, LLC, the incumbent contractor under the prior Defense Logistics Agency contract.

The contracting officer justified the sole source award under FAR 12.102(a) based on urgent and unforeseen circumstances. The DLA terminated the preceding MPS contract effective April 1, 2026, with one business day's notice due to an internal financial systems issue, creating mission-critical service risk. CTI currently maintains 32 Multi-Function Peripherals installed and fully integrated within TXANG facilities. The contracting officer determined that no alternative vendor could meet the July 1 operational deadline; equipment removal and replacement by a new vendor would require several weeks to months and cause unacceptable breaks in printing, scanning, and copying capabilities. Fair and reasonable pricing will be determined by comparing CTI's GSA Federal Supply Schedule rates to those established under the previous DLA contract. This nine-month bridge action is intended to provide time for the contracting office to develop and issue a fully competitive long-term acquisition on the Government Point of Entry.

Notice text

1. Agency and Requirement: The 149th Mission Support Group, Contracting Office (149 MSG/MSC), requires a nine-month bridge contract for Managed Print Services (MPS) for the Texas Air National Guard (MNANG). The total estimated value is $48,240.00.

2. Authority: This sole source determination is made in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (FAR) 12.102(a) which states for acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision. This action is for a commercial service, under the SAT, and this documentation satisfies the requirement of FAR 12.102(a).

3. Basis for Decision: The Contracting Officer has determined that Cartridge Technology, LLC, (CTI) is the only source reasonably available to provide the required services to prevent a lapse in mission-critical operations. The basis for this determination is as follows:
               a. Urgent and Unforeseen Requirement: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) terminated the preceding MPS contract with an effective date of 1 April 2026, providing only one business day's notice. This was due to an internal funds transfer issue with the financial systems and was outside the MNANG's control. We attempted to rectify this situation with DLA but were unsuccessful.
               b. Incumbent's Unique Position: The proposed contractor, CTI, was the incumbent under the DLA contract. As a result, CTI's equipment, consisting of 32 essential Multi-Function Peripherals (MFPs), is already installed and fully integrated within the TXANG's facilities
                c. Continuity of Service: No other vendor could possibly provide this service by the 1 July 2026 deadline. A new vendor would require several weeks or months to remove the 32 existing machines and install new equipment, which would cause an unacceptable break in mission-critical printing, scanning, and copying capabilities. CTI is the only vendor that can ensure the required continuity of service.

Files

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Sole Source Justification - Printer Lease Bridge.pdf PDF

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