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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 23,1997 PSA#1936U.S. Department of Commerce, Acquisition Services, 14th & Constitution
Ave., N.W., Room 6516, Washington, D.C. 20230 70 -- SAS LICENSE RENEWAL POC Howard G. Price 202/482-4185 The U. S.
Department of Commerce intends to negotiate on an other than full and
open competiion basis with SAS Institute Inc., SAS Campus Drive, Cary,
NC 27513. This acquisition is for license renewal/maintenance for
mainframe software products proprietary to SAS Institute Inc. The
period of performance will be October 1, 1997 through September 30,
1998 with two -- one year options. This sole source requirement is
based on SAS' predominate experience and proprietary specifications of
the software. Software license shall include all modifications,
updates and enhancements developed by SAS Institute, Inc. The products
covered under this agreement are for an IBM 9121-732 Processor. The
Products included in this agreement are 1) BASE SAS 2) SAS GRAPH, 3)
SAS/AF and 4) SAS/CONNECT. Also included in this agreement is 5) PC/SAS
(Dos Version) and 6) PC SAS/RTERM (three copies). This notice of intent
is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, all written
responses received within 10 days of this synopsis will be considered,
providing there is sufficient technical and pricing information to
enable evaluation of the products to meet the requirements of the
agency. Interested firms have 10 days from the publication date of this
notice to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the areas
mentioned above. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely
for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a procurement
on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 10 days or
without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to
the synopsis and will not be considered. Oral communications are not
acceptable in response to this notice. If no affirmative responses are
received within 10 days from publication of this notice, the
Contracting Officer will proceed with the acquisition to SAS Institute.
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