NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 intends to award a Sole Source six (6) month Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Ricoh USA Inc., for the provisions of operating lease and maintenance agreement for a multi-functional outgoing mail machine services at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.5. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 532420 Industrial Launderers with a small business size standard of $32.5M. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 11:00 A.M., EST, on Monday, July 29, 2019, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Bradley Fasnacht, Contracting Specialist, at
[email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.