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70 -- ANNUAL RENEWAL OF PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE LICENSING FEES DUE 020797 POC Howard Grandier, Contracting Officer, (202) 273-3555. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) intends to negotiate with SAS Institute, Inc., on a sole source basis, for the annual renewal of proprietary software licensing fees for the following SAS software: Base SAS-MESA 5995-500A E05026; SAS/AF MESA 5995-500A E05026; SAS/FSP MESA 5995-500A E05026; SAS/Graph MESA 5995-500A E05026; SAS/ACCESS CA-IDMS MESA 5995-500A E05026; and SAS/ASSIST MESA 5995-500A E05026. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0023)

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