NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - ROCKET SOFTWARE

The United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award on a limited sources basis to Rocket Software (formerly Open TechSystems), 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451, for the annual maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary Rocket Software products used by the NITC. The annual software maintenance is required for the following: DASD Backup Supervisor for 2500 MIPS and Tape/Copy & VDR for 1400 MIPS. The products are supported exclusively by Rocket Software and they are the sole provider of proprietary licenses, support, and maintenance of the software products. All interested and potential firms must supply their Rocket Software Authorized Reseller contract number as part of their response and quotation to this notice. All respondents must be registered in SAM.GOV, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the www.sam.gov website to register and update information. This is not a request for proposal and no solicitation exists for this requirement. Please submit your response to Jennifer Adams, Contracting Officer, no later than 5:00pm CST, September 25, 2013. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted from an authorized reseller who is able to provide the licenses for the software maintenance and technical support. Telephone calls will not be accepted. Submit your response to Ms. Jennifer Adams, USDA/OCIO/NITC/RMS-CMB, P O Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205