NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SORUCES - PURCHASE OF PKWARE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE - 11IAS-458000

The United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award a purchase order on a limited sources basis to PKWARE, INC., 648 N PLANKINTON AVE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN for the software maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary PKWARE INC. products used by the NITC. This annual maintenance is required for PKZIP ZSERIES V11.1 AND SECUREZIP ZOS V11.1. 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 5:00p.m. CDT, Friday, September 24, 2010. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted. 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