US Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operations Office (AL), Contracts and Procurement Division, PO Box 5400, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-5400

J -- SAS SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL DE-RP04-95AL87514 POC Bettye H. Bradley, Purchasing Agent, (505) 845-4910, Michael G. Loera, Contracting Officer, (505) 845-4302. The DOE/AL intends to procure on a sole-source basis, Annual Software Maintenance on the following products: SAS Base, SAS Graph, SAS FSP, SAS CPE Starter, SAS C Compiler 1st Copy, SAS CALC, SAS Access, SAS Computer Based Training (Fundamentals of the SAS System), SAS Computer Base Training (Reading Raw Data & Formatting Value) and SAS RTERM for 5 Workstations. This award will be made to SAS Institute, Inc., Box 8000, SAS Campus Drive, Gary, North Carolina 27513. The sole-source authority is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), which allows procurement of highly specialized services available from only one source which will satisfy agency requirements. The period of performance is one base year with four one-year options. The applicable SIC Code is 7371. Although the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, all responsible sources may respond and will be considered by the government. SEE NUMBERED Note 22. Response to this notice of intent should include sufficient technical information to determine if the vendor can meet the needs of the government. Only written responses to this notice will be accepted and should be addressed to the point of contact, Bettye H. Bradley, at the above listed address and received on or before August 17, 1995. Any responses should reference 95AL87514, Control No. 95-16. (0219)

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