Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to eVerbatim Inc.
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912LM-26-Q-A011
- Agency
-
Minnesota National Guard
Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota (USPFO-MN), administering on behalf of the Minnesota Army National Guard, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to eVerbatim Inc. for EVAS Court Reporting Recording Kits, with capability statements due by June 3, 2026. This acquisition is set aside as a Total Small Business procurement and is authorized under FAR 13.501(a) simplified procedures for sole-source commercial products.
eVerbatim, located at 408 Cranes Roost Ct, Annapolis, MD 21409-5748, is the sole identified source because the requirement mandates integration of the proprietary "Eclipse" software (developed by Advantage Software and provided exclusively by eVerbatim to the U.S. Armed Forces) to meet Army Regulation 27-10 compliance for courts-martial and hearing recording and transcription. Market research confirmed no other vendor provides an end-to-end integrated system meeting all specified Army requirements. The contract covers two EVAS kits comprising computer hardware, audio components, and the proprietary CAT (computer-aided transcription) software. Work is performed at Little Falls, MN.
Fair and reasonable pricing was certified on May 11, 2026. This notice does not constitute a solicitation; however, interested parties may submit written statements of capabilities with clear and convincing evidence that competitive procurement would benefit the Government. Statements must be submitted via email to daniel.g.bart.civ@army.mil by June 3, 2026. The Government will consider all information solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement and does not intend to pay for any information provided.
Notice text
The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota (USPFO-MN), Little Falls, MN intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to eVerbatim, Inc., located at 408 Cranes Roost Ct, Annapolis, MD 21409-5748 for the provision of EVAS Court Reporting Recording Kits.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in FAR 13.501(a) Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Services – Sole Source acquisitions, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Market research has indicated that the eVerbatim is the only source able to provide these kits and meet the military requirements set forth in AR 27-10, to include integrating the required “Eclipse” software developed by Advantage Software, and provided to eVerbatim, which is the sole-source provider of this software to the US Armed Forces.
This notice does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.
Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested parties must submit their capability statements and all relevant information via email by the deadline above to the following email address: daniel.g.bart.civ@army.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A 02 - Limited Comp JA Redacted - Kits signed.pdf |
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