NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - PKWARE SOFWARE MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The, United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award on a limited sources basis to PKWARE, Inc. 648 N Plankinton Ave., Suite 220, Milwaukee, WI, 53203 for the annual maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary PKWARE Inc., products used by the NITC. The annual maintenance is required for PK-ZIP zSeries v12, SE server license and SecureZIP, zOS v12 standard server licenses. The software products are supported exclusively by PKWARE and they are the sole provider for support and maintenance of the software products. All respondents are required to supply their PKWARE Authorized Reseller contract number as part of their quotation. All interested and potential firms must be registered in CCR, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the CCR website to register and update https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx 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, November 11, 2011. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted. 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