NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - PURCHASE OF KETRON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - PURCHASE OF KETRON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE The United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award a purchase order on a limited sources basis to KETRON OPTIMIZATION a division of Optimal Software, 45573 Shepard Drive, Suite 201, Sterling VA 20164, for the annual maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary KETRON products used by the NITC. The annual proprietary maintenance is required for the following licenses: Basic MPSIII, DataForm and PAM, MIPIII, WHIZARD, and Quadratic Optimizer. 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 5:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, November 23, 2010. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted to an authorized reseller. Telephone calls will not be accepted. Submit your response and price quote to Ms. Jennifer Adams, USDA/OCIO/NITC/RMD-CM, P.O. Box 419205,Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205