SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Notice of Intent to Award: Single Source Shadowbase Software
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2023 11:05:58 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1108163
- Response Due
- 8/28/2023 5:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/12/2023
- Point of Contact
- Melissa Kennedy
- E-Mail Address
-
melissa.kennedy@usda.gov
(melissa.kennedy@usda.gov)
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Cotton and Tobacco, intends to award a firm fixed price one year contract to Hewlett Packard Enterprises to procure proprietary software and maintenance upgrades on the existing system.� The USDA Cotton and Tobacco (C&T) program is responsible for facilitating marketing by providing standardization, grading, and market news services for cotton, cotton related products, and tobacco.� The core foundational equipment for maintaining the functionality of these programs requires software and maintenance upgrades which are proprietary in nature. These items are available from a single source with no resellers. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 -Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-l(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested parties may respond to this requirement within ten (10) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is: Melissa Kennedy, Email: melissa.kennedy@usda.gov Please reference this Notice of Intent number, 1108163, on your correspondence and in the ""Subject"" line of your email.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/435458ac035c49979ff4cd086e6adf47/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fredericksburg, VA 22406, USA
- Zip Code: 22406
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22406
- Record
- SN06794606-F 20230819/230817230046 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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