59 -- Hardware and Maintenance Support

The U.S. Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Praxis Engineering Technologies, 135 National Business Parkway, Suite 310, for the purpose of providing hardware and software maintenance, system and subsystem upgrades and technical support for the Phoenix System Software Tasks. This notice is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of offers. Based on the requirements of this Solicitation, the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. Only written responses will be accepted and must be received within 10 calendar days of the date of this notice. The Government anticipates an award date on or about 30 March 2004. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement.