Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Code D-7810, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

D -- ABAQUS SOFTWARE LEASE RENEWAL SOL 00SQ810128 DUE 112699 POC Carol A. White, by fax 303/445-6344 WEB: AAMS Current solicitation listing, http://www.usbr.gov/aamsden. E-MAIL: zz8d7810, zz8d7810@do.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, intends to issue a sole source award to Hibbit, Karlsson & Sorensen, 1080 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860, for the acquisition of a one-year lease renewal of a proprietary ABAQUS software license, which provides for full maintenance, enhancement, and support of existing Reclamation ABAQUS software. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304 (c) (1), Only One Responsibile Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This announcement serves as notice of this action, and is issued in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. A justification for a sole source acqusition as prescribed at FAR 13.602 has been prepared for this acquisition. This procurement is for a commercial service and is being issued under Simplified Acquisition Procedures as a combined synopsis/solicitation. No separate written solicitation is being issued and all requests for such will be considered non-responsive. Any firm that feel that they can provide the above listed software license lease must indicate their interest and provide clear and convincing evidence that they have been granted rights by Hibbit, Karlsson & Sorensen, to provide said software support. Responses must be provided in writing by fax at 303/445-6344, by 11/26/99. SIC 7372 Posted 11/10/99 (W-SN400043). (0314)

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