Intent to Sole Source - Ricoh VC40000 Printer Ink and Supplies

The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) Payment Management, intends to make a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a sole source basis to Ricoh USA, Inc.,(2 Gatehill Dr. Parsippany NJ, 07054) DUNS 043964519, for VC40000 Printer Supplies for the Philadelphia and Kansas City Financial Centers pursuant to FAR Part 13-106-1(b)(1)(i). There is no competitive vendor or regulatory agency that provides these printer supplies. The proposed Contractor developed and owns the propriety and patented hardware that are used in these products specifically required for this acquisition; thereby the proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition. Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) Payment Management requires the following printer supplies: RICOH Pro Ink Cartridge Black - Type B VC40000 RICOH Pro Ink Cartridge Cyan - Type B VC40000 RICOH Pro Ink Cartridge Magenta - Type B VC40000 RICOH Pro Ink Cartridge Yellow - Type B VC40000 Waste Ink Bottle Absorbent Sponge - CMY Type 5 Absorbent Sponge - K - MICR Type 5 Filter Kit 92 mm Filter Kit 119 mm Exhaust Filter RICOH Pro Ink Cartridge MICR VC40000 The Philadelphia and Kansas City Financial Centers have a maintenance/support contract with IBM/Ricoh regarding their COMBO printing machines. That contract states that the Financial Center is only permitted to use genuine IBM/Ricoh products in the COMBO machines. Use of any other brand will negate the maintenance agreement and void the warranty on the current machines. These Ricoh brand products are required for the Ricoh VC40000 hardware portion of the COMBO check printing equipment located at all Fiscal Service Financial Centers. Currently, there are a total of two COMBO printers. Each COMBO unit uses Infoprint software which is part of a proprietary software package developed by IBM. Only Ricoh brand part numbers are acceptable. Furthermore, no other manufacturer's products would work properly with these Ricoh machines; if another manufacturer's Ink Cartridge were used, there is a possibility for problems and malfunction. Ricoh USA is the Proprietary owner of the required Ricoh Brand Ink Cartridges and has provided in writing that they do not sell their VC40000 Inks through any reseller or partners. The period of performance for the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is anticipated to be one 12-month period.and four (4) 12-month option periods. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will not be accepted. Qualified Contractors that feel they offer the same or similar product that can meet the Government's need shall provide the following for consideration: The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, or Women owned Small Business, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number, should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. DUNS/UEI Number. Specific details of the product(s) that your company offers in regard to this notice. Whether your content is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers to whom your company currently provides the specific required content. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows your company is capable of providing the content described in this notice. Responses received will be reviewed; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received by the stated deadline, then Fiscal Service will proceed with making an award on a sole source basis to Ricoh USA. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office and Adobe compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. Fiscal Service may consider information received no later than 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, submitted to contact@example.gov, Referencing SS-FSA-22-111 Ricoh/ATTN:RGOFF-DVASS.