# Pressure Seal Units

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1232sa24q0144

- Solicitation number: 1232SA24Q0144
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Mailing Methods Inc. for $18,542.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: USDA ARS Afm Apd (1232SA)
- NAICS: 532420 Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Product or service code: 3610 Printing, Duplicating, and Bookbinding Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Saint Louis, Missouri
- County: St. Louis County (FIPS 29189). https://abierto.us/counties/st-louis-county-mo-29189
- First posted: August 22, 2024
- Last posted: September 20, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2217c211695b48e5be9e7886f32e34f4/view

## Description

**Amendment:** revised solicitation package incorporates clauses 52.225-1 & 52.225-3. The manufacturer shall be complaint with the Buy American Act and the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 65 percent of the cost of all its components.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) seeks to award a firm fixed price purchase order for two (2) Pressure Seal Units for the National Operations Division (NOD) Paper Mail Center (PMC). The USDA-NASS-NOD operates the PMC at 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63132. The PMC is responsible for printing, folding, inserting and mailing hundreds of thousands of reports, communications, and survey forms each year.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation is a total small business set-aside. This combined synopsis/solicitation 1232SA24Q0144 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This combined synopsis/solicitation document, and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04. NAICS for this procurement is:

**532420. Size Standard:** $40M The vendor shall submit quotes via email to Katelyn.Nelson@usda.gov with a subject line of “Quote: 1232SA24Q0144”, for receipt no later than 12:00 pm EST, Thursday, September 5th, 2024. Only those quotes received by this date and time will be considered for award. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award.

The offeror’s response must contain the name, phone number, and e-mail address of the person to be contacted concerning any matter related to the solicitation. Include the following information in your proposal: • UEI number; • Company name, address and website; • Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email address. Please provide completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with any offer. In addition, the quote should address the product specifications called out in the Statement of Work and shipping costs must be included in the quote.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Mailing Methods Inc. (UEI G4X7H49ENAL3)
- Contract: 1232SA24P0050, purchase order
- Obligated: $18,542.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 8 offers received
- Link: award number 1232SA24P0050 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1232SA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA24P0050_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 22, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 67990ef148b24142b5bee3fd3683baf9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/67990ef148b24142b5bee3fd3683baf9/view
- August 26, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 4ce02ce13b604ea9bc95311a9b5c08eb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ce02ce13b604ea9bc95311a9b5c08eb/view
- September 20, 2024: Award notice. Notice 2217c211695b48e5be9e7886f32e34f4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2217c211695b48e5be9e7886f32e34f4/view

## Points of contact

- Katelyn Nelson, katelyn.nelson@usda.gov, 3018378754

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