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Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to eVerbatim Inc.
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The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota plans to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to eVerbatim, Inc. for the supply of EVAS Court Reporting Recording Kits. This acquisition falls under the simplified procedures for sole source acquisitions as outlined in federal regulations, with the justification that eVerbatim is the only responsible source capable of meeting the specific military requirements, including integration of the proprietary “Eclipse” software developed by Advantage Software. This software is exclusively provided to the U.S. Armed Forces through eVerbatim, making them uniquely qualified to fulfill the contract. Although this notice is not a solicitation, it invites any other interested parties to submit written statements demonstrating their capability to meet the requirements and the benefit of competition. Responses are due by June 3, 2026, and should be sent via email to the designated point of contact. The agency will consider any information received solely to decide whether to move forward with a competitive procurement but retains full discretion in the final decision. This contract is a total small business set-aside and is being managed by the Department of Defense office located in Little Falls, Minnesota.
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Place of Performance
MN, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota (USPFO-MN), Little Falls, MN intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to eVerbatim, Inc., located at 408 Cranes Roost Ct, Annapolis, MD 21409-5748 for the provision of EVAS Court Reporting Recording Kits.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in FAR 13.501(a) Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Services – Sole Source acquisitions, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Market research has indicated that the eVerbatim is the only source able to provide these kits and meet the military requirements set forth in AR 27-10, to include integrating the required “Eclipse” software developed by Advantage Software, and provided to eVerbatim, which is the sole-source provider of this software to the US Armed Forces.
This notice does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.
Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested parties must submit their capability statements and all relevant information via email by the deadline above to the following email address: daniel.g.bart.civ@army.mil