FOIAXpress SWM Renewal

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO AINS, INC FOR RENEWAL OF SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR EXISTING FOIAXPRESS . Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate (AD) intends to award a purchase order via GSA Schedule GS-35F-4747G to AINS, Inc., 806 West Diamond Avenue, Suite 400, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, the incumbent contractor, on a sole source basis under authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy the agency requirements. AINS, Inc. is the developer and sole provider of products and services for FOIAXpress application. Specifically, the following services are required: to provide technical support for existing FOIAXpress, PAL annual maintenance, FOIAXpress annual maintenance subscription renewal and REDACTXpress annual maintenance subscription renewal. The period of performance for this contract will be one year. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement, no later than 12:00 noon, Eastern, 31 January 2013 by email to [email protected]. Subject line in the email shall state "13WH612-019 Response to Notice of Intent." All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, Software Publishers, with a small business size standard of $25.0million.