70 -- SSA INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE SOLELY WITH COMPUWARE CORPORATION

Notice Date

July 10, 2001

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

ZIP Code

21207-5279

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue an award on a sole-source basis under the Simplified Acquisition procedures an order with Compuware Corporation of Farmington Hills, Michigan for annual maintenance on six (6) copies of Optimal Application Expert Software, six (6) copies of Oracle Decode Software, six (6) copies of Informix Decode Software, and six (6) copies of Sybase Decode Software installed at the SSA National Computer Center. To the Governments knowledge, Compuware Corporation is the only source that can provide the required software maintenance, as the software is proprietary to Compuware Corporation, and the maintenance thereon is not available through dealers or other third parties. This is not a request for quotations nor an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response hereto shall not be honored or acknowledged. Any responsible firm that feels it has the capability to provide SSA the required software maintenance may write to the referenced contracting specialist. All responses must be received by 3pm (EST) July 24, 2001. Respondents should refer to SSA-01-1376. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. If no affirmative written response are received by the due date to establish a comparable source exists, an order will be placed with Compuware Corporation for the requirement stated above. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information received.=20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010712/SPMSC001.HTM (D-191 SN50R394)