MICROSOFT CAMPUS SOFTWARE RENEWAL

THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT UNDER SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES TO SOFTWARE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL, 4 CROCKER HILL, PAXTON, MA 01612, FOR THE RENEWAL OF A SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR MICROSOFT CAMPUS AGREEMENT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012. USCGA INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION HAS A CAMPUS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMPUTING PROGRAM (NERCOMP). THIS CONSORTIUM CO-EXISTS SOLELY WITH THE SOFTWARE HOUSE INTERNATION (SHI), WHICH PROVIDES ALL MICROSOFT AND ADOBE PRODUCTS, TO THE NORTHEAST COLLEGES. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH: FAR PART 13.106-1 SOLICITING COMPETITION (b) SOLICITING FROM A SINGLE SOURCE (1) FOR PURCHASES NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD, CONTRACTING OFFICERS MAY SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES, A SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL NOT BE ISSUED.