Postage Refill services for Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center 75H70725P00175
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AI-generated · Sep 07, 2025Postage refill services for SendPro P Series postage machines used by Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center must be provided under a non-competitive, sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to The Pitney Bowes Bank (Reserve Account). The arrangement supports an existing Pitney Bowes lease and covers a base period plus three option periods, with the total value expected to be below the simplified acquisition threshold.
A waiver under FAR 6.302-1 is being pursued, asserting that only one responsible source can meet the requirements and that competition would not be advantageous or timely or could hinder the agency’s mission. Responses must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous, will not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not impede the mission, and are not a request for quotes or proposals. Interested parties should submit responses by the stated deadline; costs to respond are not reimbursed, and the information will be considered for future competitive procurement.
The Albuquerque Area Office (AAO), Indian Health Service (IHS), Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center (ZCCHC), intends to award a non-competitive, sole-source, a firm-fixed price purchase order (PO) to The Pitney Bowes Bank (Reserve Account) 215 South State Street Suite 320 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 with UEI# V5E8DNCCNH69. The postage refill services are to be provided to ZCCHC. SendPro P Series Postage machines is currently being leased through Pitney Bowes. The performance schedule is as follows: Base Period: 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026 Option Period One: 10/01/2026 to 09/30/2027 Option Period Two: 10/01/2027 to 09/30/2028 Option Period Three: 10/01/2028 to 09/30/2029 The estimated total value is below the simplified acquisition threshold. The sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supply or service will satisfy agency requirements and is based on market research. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the agency. The determination not to compete the proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred for responding to this notice. This is not a request for quotes or proposals. All responses shall be emailed to Shannon Eldridge-Shorty, shannon.eldridge-shorty@ihs.gov, include in the subject line of the email: Notice of Intent Question Submission for Postage Refill Services by the due date of September 10, 2025 at 03:00 PM MDT.
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