USDA, ARS, PPD, Procurement and Property Branch, 6303 Ivy Lane, Room 750, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1433

70 -- SOFTWARE LICENSE RENEWAL POC Contact, Alice P. Roache, Contract Specialist, or Ronald R. Rouse, Contracting Officer on (301) 344-3174 The USDA, ARS, intends to request a written quotation, and negotiate with VTLS for software license, upgrade and maintenance of the Integrated System for Information Services (ISIS), minicomputer-based integrated library system software, for the National Agricultural Library (NAL), Beltsville, Maryland. This requirement is not available through any other source. VTLS, a small business, is the only known responsible source (in accordance with FAR 6.302-1) able to provide the licensing, upgrade and software maintenance. Anticipated award date is October 1, 1995. No telephone inquires will be accepted. Interested parties should submit written responses including prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the entire requirement and must be received in this office within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. It should be noted that no contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available. If no affirmative written responses are received, negotiations will be held with VTLS, without further notice. Reference Note 22. (0198)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0593 19950718\70-0009.SOL)