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70 -- ORACLE RDBMS AND SUPPORTING PRODUCTS SOL 52-SAAA-5-00143 POC Michael L. Palensky, Contract Officer 202/482-3599 The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to negotiate with Oracle Corporation, Bethesda, MD on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, to acquire Oracle RDBMS, and supporting software products. Previously, the Department of Commerce had acquired a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software package to support the implementation of a Department wide standard Administrative Management System (CAMS). The COTS software acquired was written using native Oracle system development tools and requires the Oracle RDBMS and supporting software products in order to run. The Oracle software products were offered and evaluated under the same contract as the COTS package, however, it has been determined that it would be in the Government's best interest to acquire the products directly from Oracle Corporation. The Department of Commerce believes that Oracle Corporation is the only vendor who can provide the software. The contract period will be for the same ten year period as the contract for the COTS software. (0242)

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