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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF DECEMBER 30, 2023 SAM #8068
SPECIAL NOTICE

70 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - USDA-ITSD-NIFA; CuadraSTAR Software Maintenance Support and License Renewal

Notice Date

12/28/2023 9:16:47 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

513210 —
 

Contracting Office

USDA ARS AFM APD BELTSVILLE MD 20705 USA
 

ZIP Code

20705
 

Solicitation Number

1232SA24Q0015
 

Response Due

12/29/2024 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

01/13/2025
 

Point of Contact

Jacob Toft
 

E-Mail Address

jacob.toft@usda.gov
(jacob.toft@usda.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Information Technology Service Division (ITSD), intends to award on a sole source basis a Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Cuadra Associates, Inc. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513210 � Software Licenses with a Size Standard of $47 million. Cuadra Associates, Inc. is the primary contractor that sells Cuadra product, STAR�s software maintenance, licensing, updates, and support services. The STAR Software products are proprietary and only available from Cuadra Associates, Inc. Cuadra Associates, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the software and owns the copyrighted license source software with all legal rights, privileges, and ownership contained therein. No other source or competitor may legally modify or change the software, nor would they have access to the source code to do so. Period of Performance: One Year - 02/01/2024 through 01/31/2025 Attachments: Attachment 01 - Statement of Need Attachment 02 - FAR 13 Limited Source Justification Anticipated Date of Award: 1/5/2023 THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/df97c0012c2b4c988523cd255cd3b9ac/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: MD 20705, USA

Zip Code: 20705

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06923130-F 20231230/231228230042 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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