USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, ASD, PCS, Room 2159 South Building, 14th & Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700

70 -- SHADOWING MODULE SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SOL FSIS-7-W-95 DUE 071095 POC Contact Point, Claudia Andrews, (202)720-9891 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate with only one source, Quest Software, 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, California 92660 for one each of Shadowing Module - License and Support (Series 967) and Shadowing Module - RTC LLicense and Support (Series 948). Other firms offering the same or comparable service are invited to submit information for consideration within 15 days after publication of this annoucement. All responsible sources will be considered. Responses must convey clear and convincing documentation of the advantages to the Government to consider an alternate source. This documentatin shall include descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet this requirement. If no affirmative written responses to this notice are received, a solicitation will be issued to Quest Software. This notice will not be synopsized again. If a response is received that meets the requirements, and analysis indicates a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous to the Government, a formal solicitation will be issued. No contract will be awarded on the basis of foffers received in response to this notice. No solicitation document exists for this requirement. (0172)

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