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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. (0262)

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