Sole Source Notice

Added: May 22, 2014 4:25 pm
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for preventative maintenance (PM), to include on-site inspection and certification of two (2) Landis Grinding machines, LT-86749 and LT-89164. The intended contractor is Cinetic Landis Corp., 16778 Halfway Blvd, Hagerstown, MD 21740. The Government intends to award a sole source purchase order utilizing a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1.

The grinders need servicing and calibration to maintain their accuracy, precision and factory specifications. The preventative maintenance of the 2 Landis Grinders is to maintain crucial tolerances and adequate grinding operations for currency plates to satisfy quality objectives to maintain ISO 9001 certification requirements at BEP. The grinders are utilized in the production of currency plates and are crucial to currency production. As such, extended periods of inoperability may place currency production at risk, therefore only short downtimes are allowed. Cinetic Landis Corp. is the original manufacturer of the grinders and do not have any authorized service providers. Anticipated period of performance: base year of 12 months with 4, one year option periods.

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 3:00PM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, MAY 29, 2014. 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 Valerie M. Catlett, Contract Specialist at 202-874-0861 or valerie.catlett@bep.gov.