WebConnect Renewal

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Information Technology Center (NITC), intends to acquire on a Sole Source basis to OpenConnect Systems Incorporated, 2711 LBJ Frwy, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75234 for WebConnect maintenance and technical support of a suite of proprietary server & user licenses to be used by NITC. The annual maintenance is required for WebConnect Users with HTML5, WebConnect Users- BackUp, JCP Proxy Server, WebConnect Middle-Tier Server- Production, and WebConnect Middle-Tier Server- BackUp/Test. The site licenses are supported exclusively by OpenConnect Systems Incorporated and they are the sole provider of proprietary licenses, support, and maintenance of the software products. The resulting procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS/QUOTES. All interested and potential firms must supply their OpenConnect Authorized Reseller contract number as part of their response and quotation to this notice. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement in response to this requirement, which shall be considered by the Agency. Capability statements must be received within 5 calendar days after date of publication of this notice and shall include documentation on ability to satisfy the Government's requirements indicated above. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Documentation and/or questions concerning this notice may be directed to Holly Votruba, Contracting Officer, no later than September 25, 2017, at [email protected]. A determination by the government will be made if a competitive procurement is warranted from an authorized reseller who is able to provide the licenses for the software maintenance and technical support. All respondents must be registered in SAM.GOV, and current firms must update once a year to maintain active status. Please visit the www.sam.gov website to register and update information.