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70 -- LEASE AND MAINTENANCE OF XYBION SYSTEM SOFTWARE IN SUPPORT OF ARMSTRONG LAB'S TOXICOLOGY DIVISION Sol F33601-96-R-9141, contact Dan Schaetzle, Contract Specialist, (513) 257-4343, Dianna C. Aniton, Contracting Officer, (513) 257-2698. NSN 7030. The Air Force intends to renew maintenance and licensing of PathTox Software. A purchase order shall be issued to Xybion Corporation, 240 Cedar Knolls Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927. The period of performance is 01 Oct 96 - 30 Sep 97. PathTox software is the proprietary product of the Xybion Corporation. Interested sources must identify their interest and capabilities. This is to include all literature, catalogs, brochures, and pricing. Interested sources must also identify the ability to obtain proprietary software and documentation from the current contractor. All responses received from responsible sources on or before 15 days from this publication will be fully considered. No telephone or electronic mail requests will be accepted. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Air Force not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No award will be made solely on basis of responses received. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued to the intended schedule vendor and all firms that respond to this synopsis of intent or otherwise request a copy of the solicitation. Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: (Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channel to communicate his/her concern during the proposed development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channel to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman, Colonel Michael J. Corcoran, located in ASC/IG: Building 14, 1865 Fourth Street, Suite 12, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7126, at (513) 255-0600, with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Dan Schaetzle, (513) 257-4343 or fax (513) 257-6390. (156)

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