SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Extension of PTO''s Site License for Open Text Products
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC, 20231
- ZIP Code
- 20231
- Solicitation Number
- 40PTO202141
- Response Due
- 1/28/2002
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2002
- Point of Contact
- Joan Hanicak, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-8069, Fax (703) 305-8294, - Joan Hanicak, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-8069, Fax (703) 305-8294,
- E-Mail Address
-
joan.hanicak@uspto.gov, joan.hanicak@uspto.gov
- Description
- This is a sole source, combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, and the test program outlined in FAR 13.6 as well as supplemental information provided herein. This non-competitive action will be processed in accordance with FAR 6.301-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The Patent and Trademark Office plans to award a purchase order to Open Text Inc., Bannockburn, IL for an extension of PTO's site license and software maintenance for unlimited utilization of BRS, Net Answer, DW II Publisher, CD Author, and CD Answer software as well as the following software modules QBE Server, Classification Server and Categorization Server. Open Text procured the proprietary rights of the products listed above from Dataware, Inc. in 2001. This procurement will be issued using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with the test program decribed in FAR Part 13.6. Open Text Inc. is the sole source for this proprietary software product as well as the only provider for maintenance of the products included in the site license. BRS as well as all of the other software products listed above are critical to the daily operations at the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. This announcement constitutes the RFP and is the only solicitation that will be issued. A sole source proposal is being requested pursuant to this announcement. This solicitation incorporates all of the applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 97-27 as if stated in full text, as well as the terms and conditions of FAR 52.212-1. A firm fixed priced purchase order will be issued as a result of this procurement. A proposal shall be delivered to the Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, 2011 Crystal Drive, CPK 1, Suite 810, Arlington, VA 22202, Attention: Ms. Joan Hanicak, no later than 2:00 PM (EST), January 28, 2002. The point of contact for information regarding this solicitation is Joan Hanicak at 703-305-8069. See Note 22.
- Record
- SN20020125/00017836-020123210113 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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