PURCHASE OF PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE

Notice Date

March 2, 2001

Contracting Office

USDA-APHIS, ABS,SCB, 4700 River Rd, Unit 45, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238

ZIP Code

20737-1238

Description

The United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Market and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Specialized Contracting Services Center (SCSV), intends to enter into a Sole Source, Open Market Award for 42 software licenses. IDIS ImageNet Client Software License and suport and services from March 2001 through Spetember 2001, with Food Connex Digital Imaging. The software licences are to support the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) with the continuation of an ongoing effort to provide digital imaging services to support food inspection programs. This requirement is a small business set-aside. The contractor must meet all the technical requirements listed below. The Government intends to purchase the following: SOFTWARE LICENSE: One-time license fee that includes (1) full server access; (2) Unlimited transmissions and uploads; (3) Fee/site license applicability for 42 additional operational sites. SUPPORT SERVICES: (1)Software upgrades; (2) Unlimited sales and technical support. Statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) Only One Responsible Source. However, if there are any other organizations who believe that can satisfy this requirement with a commerical item without any detrimental impact to the program schedules supported by this work should respond by providing convincing data for meeting each mandatory technial requirement listed above within 7 days after publication of this synopsis. Interested organizations have 7 days from the publication synopsis, to submit in writing their qualifications and capibilities to the point of contact. Such qualifications and capibilities will be used soley for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a cmpetitive basis. Responses received after the 7 days or without the required information will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the descretion of the Government. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. All information must be submitted USDA, APHIS, MRP, SCSC, Attn: Desiree Clayton, Contracting Officer, 4700 River Road, Unit 45, Riverdale, Md 20737. E-Mail transmission can be accepted at: Desiree.C.Clayton@usda.gov. Any information submitted will not be returned. The Government does not intend to pay for ay information provided in reponse to this synopsis.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010306/SPMSC014.HTM (W-061 SN50F0P6)