SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Perpetual Annual Maintenance License
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB182000-A-02244
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2010
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Mary Alice Powe, Phone: 301-975-8567
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, maryalice.powe@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, maryalice.powe@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Right Answers of Clark, New Jersey, for the renewal of a Maintenance and Perpetual License Agreement be used by the Customer Access and Support Division (ITAC) at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. *****Sole source determination is based on the need for continuous software maintenance service. The software renewal will allow NIST to provide valid and tested IT solutions. The key features for performance includes customer interface for self service to IT incidents and questions, self service ticketing and problem solving knowledgebase, support analyst problem solving knowledgebase and content authoring. Right Answers is the original software manufacturer and is the only known vendor capable in providing the annual software renewal and maintenance service needed by the ITAC division at NIST. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor’s commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210, and the size standard is 500 Employees. ******A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by December 18, 2009 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB182000-A-02244/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02018446-W 20091209/091207235046-3027d8b884dfa39525ecfdc3ba6a1a59 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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