NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMITED SOURCES - PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE

The United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award a purchase order on a limited sources basis to Computer Associates, Inc, (CA, Inc) 6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 200, South San Francisco, CA 94080 for the maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary CA products used by the NITC. The annual maintenance is required for Silver Support of Wily Portal Manager for IBM Websphere Portal ( Portal Manager - 2 IFL, Introscope - 2 IFL, Introscope SQL - 2 IFL, Envir. Perf Agent - 2 IFL) 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 CST, November 25, 2008. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted. Telephone calls will not be accepted. Submit your response (quote) to Ms. Jennifer Adams, USDA/OCIO/NITC/RMS-CMB, P O Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205