NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD LIMIDTED SOURCES - PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE

The United States Department of Agriculture, National Information Technology Center (NITC), plans to award on a limited sources basis to Optimal Software (Ketron Optimization), 45573 Shepard Dr, #201, Sterling VA, 20164-4409 for the maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary Optimal software products used by the NITC. The annual maintenance is required for Basic MPSII, Dataform, MIPIII, WHIZARD, MPSIII software. 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 pm CST, November 14, 2008. 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