R -- Software Development and Maintenance

Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, the U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract to Swan Solutions, on a sole source basis, for further Software Development and Maintenance for Q-BANK, on a noncompetitive basis. The value of the contract will not exceed $40,000.00. Q-BANK is an Online Interagency Database of Tested Survey Questions. Swan Solutions has worked exclusively with the Q-BANK Interagency Steering Committee, collaboratively developing the requirements for the database as well as programming its associated software application and Web interface. Though Q-BANK is an interagency effort, the National Center for Health Statistics of the Center for Disease Control (NCHS/CDC) hosts the database on its servers. NCHS contracts with Swan Solutions to be the sole provider of development, programming and testing services for Q-BANK and NCHS/CDC will not permit another software developer access to Q-BANK for the purposes of development, programming and testing. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is recieved by September 5, 2007, a contract may be issued to Swan Solutions without further notice.