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SUBJECT: SYNOPSYS Software Maintenance Renewal SOLICITATION NUMBER: 03-812-3048 RESPONSE DATE: 1/6/03; 2:00 PM CONTACT POINTS: Myrsonia Palencia, Contract Specialist, 301-975-8329, [email protected] DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) Only One Source Reasonably Available with SYNOPSYS, INC., 2025 NW Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124 for annual maintenance support of an existing SYNOPSYS's software. CLIN 0001, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5396-0, TCAD-Medici, Circuit Anal. AAM (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0002, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5397-0, TCAD-Medici, Hetero Device AAM (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0003, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5398-0, TCAD-Medici, Lattice Temp AAM (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0004, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5409-0, TCAD-Taurus, PMEI (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0005, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5442-0, TCAD-Taurus 2D Device Sim. (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0006, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5445-0, TCAD-Taurus Device 3D Op. (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0007, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5453-0, TCAD-Taurus Modeling Environment (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0008, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5470-0, TCAD-Tsuprem4 Basic (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0009, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 7185-0, TCAD-Medici Basic (98.4+) (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04); CLIN 0010, Quantity of 12 months, Product Code: 5444-0, TCAD-Taurus Designer Workbench (tmald) Perpetual NE Maintenance (Period 1/8/03-1/8/04). This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competition; no solicitation is available. Written documentation submitted by interested parties of their bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement will be reviewed only to determine if it is necessary to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government's determination not to compete this requirement is exclusively within the discretion of the Government. The due date to response is January 6, 2003 at 2:00 PM.