SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Support Services for WAS UNIX software
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
- ZIP Code
- 21244
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFQ-09-1049
- Response Due
- 9/24/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2008
- Point of Contact
- Traci S Leach, Phone: 410-965-9539
- E-Mail Address
-
traci.leach@ssa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with IBM, 1177 Beltline Road, Coppell, Texas 75019, under the under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, “Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.” The Social Security Administration intends to purchase support services for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1 on UNIX. As it stands, IBM is the only company that can provide services on this software. WAS is used in the SSA distributed online environment to host applications such as the Electronic Viewer (eVIEW) and Electronic Records Express (ERE). Also, WAS supports other applications that are in the process of moving to the mainframe environment or must remain on the distributed platform because of the application’s design/configuration. If SSA does not identify other acceptable sources capable of providing this requirement, the agency shall issue a sole source award of the product and maintenance under FAR par 13, Simplified Acquisitions. This is NOT a Request for Proposal and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the information received. Verbal responses are NOT acceptable and will NOT be considered. Responses to this notice must be submitted by Wednesday September 24, 2008, by 12 PM EST. Responses may be sent via E-MAIL ONLY to the point of contact listed below. NO PHONE CALLS OR FAXES WILL BE ACCEPTED. No submissions may exceed 5MB.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Social Security Administration, 6201 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- Zip Code: 21235
- Zip Code: 21235
- Record
- SN01678553-W 20080924/080922221426-fdc7743e3e1270797af1b748a3052972 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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