SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Notice of Sole Source Intent for AspenTech Software Maintenance and Support
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- U.S. DOE/NETL Pittsburgh Campus 626 Cochrans Mill Road PO Box 10940 Pittsburgh PA 15236-0940 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0011725
- Response Due
- 9/27/2017
- Archive Date
- 10/12/2017
- Point of Contact
- Stumpf, Lora L
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technical Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to AspenTech for the purpose of obtaining AspenTech premier support level software maintenance and support (SMS) services/renewal for ten (10) simultaneous users for the base period October 01, 2017 “ September 30, 2018 plus four, one-year option periods. This is considered a sole source to AspenTech because, to the best of the NETL ™s knowledge based on market research conducted, AspenTech is the sole source provider for this premier SMS service. This is to renew NETL ™s SMS agreement which provides user support and updates for the Aspen Plus licenses currently in use by NETL. AspenTech is the only source that provides this software maintenance and support agreement. Aspen Plus software is proprietary in nature to this specific vendor. NETL has already invested time, training, and associated costs using this software which continues to have a useful life therefore renewal of the SMS is required so NETL is ensured continued use of this software. AspenTech is the only vendor to provide this service. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:30 PM ET on September 27, 2017. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Lora Stumpf, via email at stumpf@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- SN04678396-W 20170916/170914232719-b2ef74cdfbbb95375249537fa682bc88 (fbodaily.com)
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