Open Text Software License Renewal

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT: The United States Department of Education, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Contracts and Acquisitions Management, located at 550 12th Street S.W., Washington, D.C., 20202, intends to award a sole source contract to Open Text Corporation located at 275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, ON, N2L 0A1; GSA Contract number GS-35F-0480J; to provide 650 Each OpenText Document Management Client Renewal Licenses. The contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one sole source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any responses to this notice of contract action shall be submitted to Holly Le at [email protected] and Desandre Woodard at [email protected] , no later than 11:00 A.M. E.S.T on May 8, 2014. Responses shall include a brief description of previously performed contracts providing OpenText licenses, to include customer/end-use points of contact. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, Software Publishers.