U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Corps of Engineers, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390

70 -- SDRC WARRANTY SERVICES SOL DACW61-97-Q-0019. Contact Lewis Ayers, Purchasing Agent, (215) 656-6912. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis with SDRC Warranty Services, Inc., 2000 Eastman Drive Milford, OH 45150, for maintenance of SDRC software. SDRC Warranty Services, Inc, is considered the only provider due to proprietary rights of the software. This notice of intent IS NOT a Request for Competitive Proposals. No contract award will be made on the basis of this notice. This notice does not constitute a solicitation document. No solicitation document exists. Requests for such documents will not be considered. However, all information received within fourteen (14) days after date of publication of this notice will be considered SOLELY for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received. Delivery is required 30 days from the date of contract award. SIC code for this procurement is 7372. The small business size standard is $18 million. (303)

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