70--Notice of Intent to Make a Sole Source Award for Minitab License Renewal

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed contract is for the Minitab License Renewal The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), pursuant to the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Mission Installation Contracting Command - West Point on behalf of the United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point Information & Educational Technology Division (IETD) intends to award sole source, firm fixed price contract to Minitab, Inc. 1829 Pine Hall Rd Quality Plz State College, PA 16801, for Minitab 17/Minitab Express Multiple User Suite. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 511210 (Software Publishers) with the associated size standard of $35.5 million. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to meet all aspects of the requirement. Responses should be addressed to Contract Specialist, Ms. Juliana Helson-Monastro via email at [email protected] no later than the response date and time of 10:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, 19 May 2015. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.