70--Notice of Intent to Make a Sole Source Award for Mathematica 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 renewal of Mathematica Software Licenses. 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 Wolfram Research, Inc. 100 Trade Center Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7273, for the Mathematica Unlimited Licenses renewal. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 511210 Software Publishers with a Small Business 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. Mitchelle Labady via email at [email protected] no later than the response date and time of 10:00 AM EDT on Monday, 27 August 2015. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.