OPEX Eagle

This is a notice of an intended single-source purchase by the Florida Department of Revenue for the acquisition of an OPEX Eagle mail extractor and imager for processing incoming coupon payments. The Department requires one machine and one year of service after the warranty period. The total estimated cost for this purchase is $650,000. The intended sole source for this acquisition is OPEX Corporation, as they are the sole authorized provider for sales, parts, and services for this proprietary equipment. OPEX's maintenance staff have the specialized technical training and experience required to support and maintain the equipment, which utilizes proprietary service diagnostic software covered by various patents and copyrights. The notice was posted on September 23, 2022, and the deadline for vendors to provide information on their ability to supply the requested services is October 14, 2022.

This single-source procurement is limited to OPEX Corporation, as they are the sole authorized provider for this proprietary equipment. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor for the current mail extractor and imager is OPEX Corporation, and the Department of Revenue will follow the appropriate single-source purchase procedures based on the final contract amount.