NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO THE PARAGON COMPANY In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.303, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Facilities Management (OFM), intends to award on a sole source basis a contract to the Paragon Company for their customized commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software, modified to meet the needs of the VA's Office of Facilities Management (OFM) and all related implementation/support functions. The COTS is "the PARAGON Project Management System, Version 4.0, which has been deemed to be available only from the original source (The Paragon Company) for the purpose of this follow-on to a pilot contract and is for the continued development/production of OFM's highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof. Technical data packages, specifications, or engineering descriptions have not been developed by VA because such items would not provide for the type of package desired. No responses to this announcement is requested. Inquiries can be mailed to the attention ofthe Contracting Officer (93A2). Anticipated date of September 23, 1998. E-MAIL: Any inquiries can be sent to the Contracting Officer, tyrone.lassiter@mail.va.gov. Posted 09/14/98 (W-SN249535).

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