Renew SAS Unix Maintenance Agreement

The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Strategic Sourcing Acquisition Division intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Executive Information Systems, LLC using the procedures in FAR Parts 6 and 13, to procure the renewal of SAS Unix Maintenance Agreement for: LINA Base SAS, LINA SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC files, LINA SAS/ACCESS Interface to ORACLE, LINA SAS/STAT, LINA SAS/INSIGHT, LINA SAS/ASSIST, LINA SAS/CONNECT, LINA SAS/FSP, LINA SAS/GRAPH, LINA SAS Integration technologies. Executive Information Systems, LLC is the only party known to NOAA who can meet these requirements. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 423430 with a small business size standard of 100. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Please provide commercial and government pricing. Responses must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the quote meets all of the foregoing requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to [email protected] by March 30, 2012. Award will be made using FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, current through FAC 2005-55. The determination to compete or not compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please indicate NFFKST10-12-02394 on your quote.