NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - PURCHASE OF OPEN TECH SYSTEMS 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 OPEN TECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, 405 STATE HIGHWAY 121 BYPASS, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS for the software maintenance and technical support of a suite of OPENTECH SYSTEMS products used by the NITC. This annual maintenance is required for DASD BACKUP SUPERVISOR. 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, 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