PURCHASE OF A WEB-BASED STUDENT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM ON A NON-COMPETITIVE BASIS.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque Acquisition Office - INTENT TO AWARD A NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACT. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the Bureau of Indian Affairs intends to negotiate and procure on a non-competitive basis. This is neither a solicitation announcement or a Request for Proposals or Quotes and does not obligate the government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This is a notice of intent to award a non-competitive contract to Wireless Generation, Inc. to furnish a web-based student data management system. This is a continuation of services that have been in place with Wireless Generation's Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) data management for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). BiE has utilized DIBELS as the required reading assessment tool for all BIE schools participating in its various reading initiatives since 2004. The mCLASS product owned by Wireless Generation and used by BIE since 2004 stores data results within the company's copyrighted system. Wireless Generation is the sole and exclusive worldwide source for mCLASS products, which are copyrighted, as well as any updates, enhancements, and related support services. Any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may provide written justification. Supporting evidence must be furnished in detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. All information submitted in response to this announcement must be received by August 25, 2010 (12 noon MDST). This information can be faxed or e-mailed to Michael Perry @ (505) 563-3030, or e-mailed to: [email protected]. Notifications will be evaluated, however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.