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D -- SOFTWARE LICENSE RENEWAL SOL 806195-JPD POC Janene P. Dyson, 301-713-0857 and Lawrence B. Frazier 301-713-0851 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/NMFS intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with SAS Institute, Inc., to renew the software license agreement on the following software products: SAS/BASE for 100 workstations, SAS/STAT for 100 workstations, SAS/Graph for 29 workstations, SAS/IML for 35 workstations, SAS/FSP for 10 workstations, SAS/ETS for 34 workstations, SAS/ASSIST for 4 workstations, SAS/AF for 28 workstations, and SAS/CBT 101 for 12 workstations. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This requirement is a one-day solicitation, which will be awarded immediately after the publication date of this notice, under the simplified acquisition procedures. Interest parties can submit their capabilities and other pertinent information to the address above. No solicitation document exists; therefore, a request for such documents will not be considered. (Referenced No. 806195-JPD) (0092)

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