D -- OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR TMA, INC.''S PROPRIETARY MANAKON TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Notice Date

October 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571

ZIP Code

20899-3571

Solicitation Number

SB1341-02-Q-0023

Response Due

October 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Joseph Widdup, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6324, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email joseph.widdup@nist.gov

Description

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for five 12-month periods (each twelve-month period coinciding with the Federal Government's fiscal year; 60 months total) to Telecommunication Management Associates, Inc., ("TMA") of Manassas, Virginia for operation and maintenance support of TMA's proprietary Manakon Telecommunications Management System that is installed at the U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The scope of the purchase order will include engineering changes, equipment modifications and the continuation of maintenance and operation support for the Manakon system installed at NIST. Only TMA provides the required support, software, softwaree upgrades and products (they do not sell their products or software to third party vendors). Therefore, TMA is the only responsible source that can meet NIST's requirements. The anticipated date of purchase order award is on or about October 20, 2001.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011010/DSOL005.HTM (D-278 SN5101V4)