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70 -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING SAS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE SOL IRS-96-0019 DUE 050796 POC Contracting Officer Robin Johnson POC Robin Johnson (202) 283-1246. The IRS intends to negotiate a sole source follow-on contract with SAS Institute, Inc., of Cary, NC, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a) (2), for software maintenance of existing SAS proprietary software residing on mainframe computers at the Detroit Computing Center (DCC) and Martinsburg Computing Center (MCC). In addition, PC software at DCC will be upgraded from PC DOS to PC Windows, as well as providing the IRS with options to purchase additional copies of existing SAS proprietary software for additional mainframes at DCC and MCC. The following PC software will be upgraded to PC Windows at DCC: 1), IPXT/SAS/BASE; 2), IPXT/SAS/STAT; 3), IPXT/SAS/RTERM; and, 4), IPXT/SAS/GRAPH. Optional SAS mainframe software consists of: 1), OS/SAS; 2), OS/SAS/GRAPH; 3), OS/SAS/ETS; 4), OS/SAS/FSP; 5), OS/SAS/AF; 6), OS/SAS/IML; 7), OS/SAS/STAT; 8), OS/SAS/CONNECT; 9), OS/SAS/ASSIST; 10), OS/SAS/C-COMPILER; 11), OS/SAS.ACCESS INTERFACE TO DB2; 12), OS/SAS.SHARE; 13), OS/SAS/CALC; 14), and, OS/SAS/CBT LIBRARY. This follow-on contract will replace the current SAS contract Tir-92-0114, which expires on September 30, 1996. SAS software products are currently used by the IRS to support development of both large scale and small scale applications for Statistics of Income (SOI), research, capacity studies and planning groups. This contract will be awarded for five (5) years, to cover Fiscal Year 1997 through 2001. SAS Institute, Inc., certifies that it is the lone authorized source for SAS software programs, and is the only distributor of SAS Software in North America. All responsible sources who can provide code compatible software ''or equal'' shall submit written responses which shall include (1) price(s), FOB destination; (2) a description of the software offered in sufficient technical detail to show compatibility and permit a technical evaluation; (3) a POC (name and telephone number); (4) GSA Contract Number if applicable; (5) delivery date; (6) business size; and (7) payment terms. All interested contractors may submit written reponse within 45 days after publication of this notice. POC Robin Johnson (202) 283-1246), Contracting Officer. Oral communications are not acceptable and will not be considered. No contract award will be made on the basis of any response to this notice. This is contingent upon the approval of a Justification for Other Full and Open Competition, on the citing authority 40 U.S.C. 759 (g). (See Note 22) (0087)

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