Canon Printer Ink and Maintenance
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation #
SV0217-26-v2
NAICS
811210
PSC
J074
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
August 6, 2026
Response due
August 26, 2026
Place of performance
MN
What this opportunity is
The Department of Justice is buying Canon printer ink and maintenance for Unicor's Sandstone Print Factory in Minnesota. This unrestricted solicitation suits any business, as there is no set-aside used. Given the combined synopsis/solicitation notice type, businesses should track the solicitation closely for any amendments or updates, rather than waiting to bid.
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Description
Solicitation: SV0217-26 Canon Printer Ink and Maintenance (v2-
unrestricted)
Posted: 8/6/2026
NCIC Forms Due: 8/14/2026
Site Visit: 8/21/2026
Offers Due: 8/26/2026 2pm EST
Period of Performance: 5 years: 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2031
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation: SV0217-26 Canon Printer Ink and Maintenance
Unicor’s Sandstone Print Factory has 3 Canon printers which need ongoing maintenance
and ink and should be priced on a per click basis, for black and white or color:
1. 2021 Image Press C910
2. 2022 Image Press C910
3. 2021 Vario Print Copier DP
Unicor Sandstone Print Factory
2300 County Road 29
Sandstone, MN 55072-5161
320-245-2262
UNICOR's desired delivery is 15 calendar days or sooner. Vendors are required to provide
their best delivery time for evaluation, and delivery schedule will be established at time of
contract award. Delivery orders will be issued in accordance with 52.216-19.
Contract shall be awarded as a five-year contract. Contract type shall be a firm-fixed price,
indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type.
Solicitation is unrestricted.
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There is a mandatory site visit on 8/21/2026 and NCIC forms must be submitted by
8/14/2026 to Michael Rote, Unicor Sandstone Print Factory Manager at
Michael.Rote@usdoj.gov. NCIC forms are run for background checks and it must clear
before an individual’s entry into the Unicor Sandstone facility.
If your business attended the first site visit, you do not need to attend again.
Questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation on SAM.gov.
Vendors shall submit signed and dated offers via email to: wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov
The date and time for receipt of proposals is due FRIDAY, August 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). Offer must indicate Solicitation No. SV0217-26, time
specified for receipt of offer, name, address and telephone number of offeror, technical
description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the
requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount
terms. Offer must include acknowledgment of all amendments, if any.
Do not send offers via U.S. mail. OMB Clearance 1103-0018. Interested parties are
responsible for monitoring SAM.gov, during the entire solicitation period, to ensure you
have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Failure to provide all proposal
requirements on most up to date RFP may result in your proposal being eliminated from
consideration for award.
Amendments, award notices, and other documentation will be posted to SAM.gov.
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR:
SAM UNIQUE ENTITY NUMBER: ______________________________________
VENDOR'S POINT OF CONTACT: ______________________________________
VENDOR'S TELEPHONE: ________________________________
VENDOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________
By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective
awardee shall be registered in the SAM database (System Award Management) prior to
submitting a quote, during performance and through final payment of any contract
resulting from this solicitation.
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Signature and Date
PART I: INFORMATION
GENERAL INTENTION:
Federal Prisons Industries - UNICOR, intends to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity, type contract for firm-fixed, “per click”, pricing. The award will be based on the
best value to the Government, taking into consideration technical capability, price and past
performance. The contract period will consist of one base period of five (5) years.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with
the format in FAR Part 12 (DEVIATION). This announcement constitutes the only
solicitation; offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be
issued. The solicitation number is SV0217-26 and this solicitation is issued as a Request
for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses
are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Revolutionary Overhaul, in accordance
with Executive Order 14275. The North American Industry Classification System code is
811310, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Repair and Maintenance. This requirement
is unrestricted.
SEE SECTION B FOR LIST OF ITEMS. QUANTITIES LISTED ARE ESTIMATES ONLY.
GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 36,000 Each/Clicks. ESTIMATED QUANTITY/NOT-TO-
EXCEED QUANTITY FOR THE LIFE OF CONTRACT IS 180,000 EACH.
Any contract resulting from this solicitation will not be an obligation.
Funds will be obligated by delivery orders.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
Contracting Officer Responsibility: Authority to negotiate changes in the terms, conditions,
or amounts cited in this contract is reserved to the Contracting Officer. This responsibility
may be delegated to an Administrative Contracting Officer by the Contracting Officer.
Administrative Contracting Office (ACO): Wesley Newell shall be the ACO for resultant
contract. This assignment carries with it the authority to perform all normal contract
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administration functions as listed in FAR 42.302(a), items 1 through 71; to the extent those
functions apply to this contract. This assignment also includes delegation of authority to
perform functions specified in FAR 42.302(b), items 1 through 11.
Authorized Ordering Officials: Delivery orders may be issued only by the Contracting
Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer, or an ordering official for Federal Prison
Industries with an appropriate certificate of appointment. Each delivery order will identify
the delivery schedule for that period. Orders will be issued by electronic commerce
methods only. A Standard Form (SF) 1449 will be used as the delivery order.
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