SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Intent to award a contract to SPSS Inc.
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W31BNA20101059
- Archive Date
- 10/26/2010
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey Bernard, 508-233-5984
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC)
(jeff.bernard@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, in conjunction FAR 13, the United States Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM) Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA 01760 5011, on behalf of the US Army Combat Readiness Center, intends to award a contract to SPSS Inc., located at 233 S Wacker Dr. Ste. 1100, Chicago, IL 60606 to perform data retrieval, in relation to combined combat loss information, from various locations for, data warehousing, querying, and trend analysis. The intent is to award 1 contract to procure one year of services on the basis of Other than Full and Open Competition. The purpose is to procure these services for renewal of the current Product Maintenance agreement with SPSS Inc. NATURE AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET AGENCY NEEDS: The United States Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC/SC) has a current requirement to perform data retrieval, in relation to combined combat loss information, from various locations for, data warehousing, querying and trend analysis. To accomplish this mission, the USACRC/SC will need to renew its current Product Maintenance agreement with SPSS Inc. SPSS Inc. is the sole source provider of SPSS Product Maintenance. SPSS Product Maintenance is renewed on an annual schedule. Maintenance is required to leverage the substantial investment made in software by the federal government. DEMONSTRATION THAT CONTRACTOR IS THE ONLY SOURCE AVAILABLE: SPSS Product Maintenance includes toll free technical and e-mail support and product upgrades for the maintenance period of one year from the calendar date of the software acquisition. PSS Inc. attempts to release one major upgrade of the software annually. Upgrades allow the organization to stay up to date with the latest software improvements that SPSS develops. SPSS offers numerous training options and the versions are only of the latest release of their software. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH THAT WAS CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED: SPSS has the product line that the USACRC/SC needs to efficiently accomplish its mission. SPSS staffs their technical support line with statisticians as well as software engineers. Their technical support offices are open from 8am until 5pm CST, and will answer questions on the functionality as well as operability. Again, t fully leverage software investments, maintenance is required. SPSS provides the premiere solution for the needs of the USACRC/SC. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: None A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS IF ANY THAT AN INTERESTED PARTY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED: None ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this acquisition to the US Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, via email to: jeff.bernard@us.army.mil. All responses must be received prior to the expiration of this synopsis on 1 August 2010 at 2:00 pm EST. Contracting Office Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, ATTN: CCRD-NA-SY, Natick Contracting Division, Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011 award a contract to SPSS Inc., located at 233 S Wacker
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