Dept of Justice, Fed Prison Industries, 320 1st Street NW -- Material Mgt Branch, Washington, DC 20534-0001

70 -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL 1 PI-Q-0031-98 DUE 112897 POC Marla S. Pope, Contracting Officer, (202) 305-7312 UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries intends to award a sole source contract to Progress Software Corporation 8150 Leesburg Pike., Suite 700, Vienna, VA for software maintenance on existing software. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1 PI-Q-0031-98 and is being issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 97-01. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on an other than full and open competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.301-1 with Progress Software Corporation, since they are the only company which can provide maintenance on UNICOR's existing software programs. UNICOR requires maintenance support for a twelve month period, starting November 30, 1997 through November 29, 1998. Progress Software will provide the following maintence support: Progress software maintenance for 52 copies of version 7.3A running on Data General minicomputers, operating on 5.4R3.10T. Progress software maintenance for 20 seat Provision Licences, for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for one seat Roundtable Source code control licence for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for seventy seat Client Neworking licenence for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress Software maintenace for seventy seat Query/results licence for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for 20 Webspeed 2.0 workshop slicences, for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintence for two Webspeed 2.0 Workshop licences, for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for two Webspeed 2.0 Transaction server (5 agent) licence for NT 4.0 servers. Progress software for Webspeed 2.0 transaction Server (50 agent) licence. This licences is for NT 4.0 servers. Clauses and Provisions -- The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation and are incoporated by reference: 52.212-1, Instruction to offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial. Progress Software Quote shall be submitted by facsimilie to (202) 305-7363 by 1:00 pm on November 28, 1997. UNICOR contemplates the award of a firm fixed price, commercial item(s) contract to Progress Software. Another responsible source may submit concise documentation for consideration regarding their ablity to provide the required maintenance requirements to include any technical data; however, no contract will be made on the basis of this information provided. Any responses to the is synopsis should be sent to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, facsimilie number (202) 305-7363, attention: Marla Pope, Contracting Officer. Include the reference solicitation number and your business information. (0322)

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