D -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

Notice Date

September 13, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Solicitation Number

F30602-02-Q-0057

Response Due

September 24, 2001

Point of Contact

Rita Simmons, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email simmonsr@rl.af.mil

Description

Nonpersonal services. The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, Rome NY intends to solicit orally and negotiate a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. It is our intent to make an award to Cadence Design Systems Inc., 2655 Seely Ave, Bldg 9, San Jose CA 95134 for annual software maintenance on the Signal Processing Worksystem (SPW). Award will be made subject to the availability of funds. Interested persons may respond to the requirement or submit quotes by identifying their interest and capability. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received (quote with product specifications) will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from Offerors or potential Offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Shirley M. Zakala, phone 315/330-2323. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt. Col. Reid Lerum, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010917/DSOL004.HTM (D-256 SN50X553)