99 -- Notice Intent to Award Sole Source - Purchase of Software

The USDA, National Information Technology Center (NITC), intends to award a contract to Eberhard Klemens Company (EKC) for ETA/A Software, Emergency Firecall Access and Administration Tools for CA-ACF2. The period of performance shall be one base year with 4 option years to cover maintenance/support of the software solution. USDA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with EKC for ETF/A (The EKC Tools for ACF2). Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), Justification: Only one responsible soure and no other supplies or servies will satisfy the agency requirement. This notice of intent not a request for proposals. No solicitation exists. All interested parties shall respond to this notice within within 10 days in writing to [email protected]. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS will be accepted.