70 -- SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT

Notice Date

June 21, 2001

Contracting Office

National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, Building 38A, Room B1N17, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894

ZIP Code

20894

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

July 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Liem T. Nguyen, Contract Specialist, (301) 496-6546

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist via (liem_nguyen@nlm.nih.gov)

Description

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to acquire academic licenses and product updates for PC operating systems and desktop productivity application on a sole source basis from the University of Maryland under the authority 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(b)(1). Microsoft has identified that NLM is eligible to participate in a unique Academic Enterprise Agreement which provides Microsoft academic software licenses for at substantially lower rates than available through other academic licensing programs. The agreement, "Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium" (MEEC), is available only through the University of Maryland as the steward of the Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This notice of intent is not a Request for competitive Quotations (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. However, all proposals received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by NLM. *****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010625/70SOL009.HTM (W-172 SN50P6N0)