Replenish Postage Meter

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No solicitation will be issued. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract in accordance to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), authorized or required by statue. The Cincinnati VAMC intends to make a Sole Source Award to Pitney Bowes Inc., One Elmcroft Road, Stamford, CT 06926. The contractor will provide postage through EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) service for the VAMC Cincinnati's account with Pitney Bowes to replenish the postage meter. This is a one time procurement. The estimated value is $60,000.00. Pitney Bowes, Inc. is the only known company that can replenish the postage meter. This specific procedure is available exclusively through the manufacturer and no other source maintains the specifications required for mail replenishment on Pitney Bowes equipment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333313 and the size standard is 1000 employees. This is not a request for proposals; however, an interested party may e-mail a written capability statement with sufficient experience for these required services, which shall not exceed two (2) pages in length. Interested parties may submit their capability statements, and qualifications for the provision of this service, which may or may not be considered by the agency via email to ronald.heidemann@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM EDT on April 12, 2011. If no responses are received, the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will proceed with sole source procurement with Pitney Bowes Inc., One Elmcroft Road, Stamford, CT 06926