Arena Product Life Cycle Maintenance

The Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS intends to issue a sole source award to ARENA SOLUTIONS, INC. Foster City, CA, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Arena Solutions Inc. developed and maintains the Arena Product Life Cycle Management Licenses, which is proprietary and not available via other vendors. The requirement is for renewal of 14 Arena Solutions Professional Licenses subscription (Full user, Collaborative Access, and Light Access), with two one-year option periods for 11 ea – Full user, 1 ea – Collaborative Access, and 2 ea – Light access per year. The anticipated contract value is $48,975.00 with renewal subscription beginning 11 Jun 2009. This action is unrestricted and will be conducted orally in accordance with FAR 12 and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. The resulting purchase order will be firm, fixed price. The applicable NAICS is 511210 with a business size of $25.0M. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive offers. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Any inquiries concerning this requirement are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note 22.