--Altiris Maintenance Renewal

This notice is posted as an intent to award a contract for commercial items. The items required under this contract will be deemed brand name in nature in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.211-6 - Brand Name or Equal. This not ice is a request for competitive quotations and a notice of the Governments intent to procure the following items: PN: 40321-04 Inventory Solution for Servers, Quantity required  2,000 each, PN: 70101-01 Connector Solution, Quantity required -1 each , PN: 70421-01 Microsoft SMS Connector Pack  AUP for Period of Performance 13 DEC 06  30 SEP 07, Quantity required  1 each, Annual Premium 50 Support  Renewal for Period of Performance 13 DEC 06  30 SEP 07, Quantity requried - 1 each. JUSTIFCATION FOR INSCOMs PROCUREMENT OF BRAND NAME OR EQUAL items listed above: a. Functionality: Software Management Office, MSD, AcofS, G6 requires the procurement of an Alitiris Maintenance Subscription for the INSCOM Enterprise. b. Maintenance: Without the purchase and continued maintenance of over 2,000 licenses, the ability to provide continued support and upgrades to sustain the current environment. c. The software specifications in the purchase request cannot be altered, changed or substituted. This requirement is 100% set-aside for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 423430 and is associated with the small business size standard of 100 employees. The intent of this notice is solicit competitive quotations, interested sources should respond to this requirement via e-mail to: [email protected] or via fax to (703) 428-4914. The due date for all quotations is no later than 08 DEC 2006 12:00 PM EST. Award of a contract concerning this requirement is anticipated to occur no later than 12 DEC 06.