EminentWare

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Procurement Office, 4040 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA intends to award a firm fixed price, sole source commercial contract on or about September 30, 2011 to EminentWare LLC; 1400 Post Oak Blvd Houston, TX to provide EminentWare software licenses a third party software updating product. This notice and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-40. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 511210. The size standard is $25,000,000.00. A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition is provided for this requirement. EminentWare is the only vendor that can satisfy the government's need for the following reasons: The requirement is for a software program to supplement Microsoft's Windows Software Update Services (WSUS). The product must be compatible and interoperable with DoDEA's current Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and WSUS architecture; update and manage non-Microsoft applications and products; and, provide DoDEA with vendor notifications of 3rd party patches, as well as the updates themselves prepared for deployment via WSUS without additional agents. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid, quote or proposal at this time. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Only timely responses to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement can be conducted. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on a response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received no later than 8 a.m. (EST) on Friday, September 30, 2010. Responses received after this date will be considered late and may not be evaluated. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration with the Central Contract Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov with Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Because of the short turn-around time any vendor who believes they are capable of fulfilling the requirement can call and state their capabilities orally. Questions should be addressed to Matt Schulz, Contract Specialist, 703-588-3605 or via e-mail to [email protected].