70--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under the statutory authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation, 6.302-1, only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements, to Scantron Corporation, 1313 Lone Oak Road, Eagen, MN 55121; for the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The proposed contract action will provide an iNSight 4ES Image OMR scanner to read and score Nelson Denny bubble sheets, on site-installation, Professional Service Dual Sided Form Definition, Remark Classic OMR Workstation Software ver., 4.4, warranty and maintenance to include repair services. This requirement is for a base period of 7 Sep 2015 through 6 Sep 2016. Scantron is the sole proprietor of the data rights to the iNSight 4ES Image OMR scanner. This procurement will be accomplished under FAR Part 12 and Part 13 Procedures. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334118. The size standard is 1,000 employees. This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Reponses to this notification will be used to determine if bona fide competition exists. Any such responses must be in writing and include technical information. The Government will not pay for information submitted. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement action, based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The point of contact for this action is SSG Brian Stewart, Contract Specialist, MICC Leavenworth, SSG Stewart can be reached at [email protected]. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement no later than 2 Sep at 1:00 PM CST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.