NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is purchasing Software maintenance and support plan support from Dialogic Communications Corp (DCC). The period of performance will be for one year, with two one-year options. The estimated cost for the base year is $37,095. DCC is the only known provider of maintenance support for it's Communicator! system. The source of authority permitting this purchase is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) as stated in FAR 6.302-1(a)(1), "Only one Responsible Source and No other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The maintenance requested will be used in conjunction with existing DCC Communicator! Software licensing including software updates and upgrades that include proprietary information belonging to DCC. The maintenance requested is compatible with all existing DCC Communicator! software. The purchase of any different maintenance may result in the need to replace existing serviceable equipment due to non-compatibility. Any delay resulting in the conversion to a new system may adversely impact critical mission objectives. THERE IS NO PLANNED RELEASE OF A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION AND THIS DOES NOT SERVE AS RFQ. ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009, 1 PM EST