GRANITE/TOPAZ ELEMENTS ANIMAL PROTOCOLS SOFTWARE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Lab Division (HELD), Morgantown, WV, hereby announces its intent to issue a purchase order to TOPAZ Technologies for the purpose of a software upgrade from TOPAZ Technologies to Granit/TOPAZ software. This order includes software upgrade/license, annual maintenance, and support for services and migration from Oracle to SQL Server. Upgrade isnecessary because current version is no longer compatible with new ITSO hardware servers. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward the item description and pricing information to Kimberly P. Groves, CDC, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, Reference 0000HCCC-2012-46719. All vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.ccr.gov. The Government will review any/all item descriptions and pricing information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with TOPAZ Technologies, 1421 W. Wells Branch Parkway, Suite 210, Pflugerville, TX 78660-3288, as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted.