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D -- SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SOL OPM-RFI-98-00596DHH DUE 042098 POC Denise Haizlip-Harrod, 202-606-4116 WEB: Procurement Home Page, http://www.opm.gov/procure. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist's E-Mail, dhharrod@opm.gov. D -- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with SAS Institute, Inc., SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC, to provide software licensing and maintenance for the period of October 1, 1998, thru September 30, 1999, with the option to extend the contract for an additional four (4) one year periods under the authority of FAR 6302-1. The following products provided under the contract are 1) OS SAS; 2) SAS/AF; 3) SAF/FSP; 4) SAS/SHARE; 5) SAS/STAT; 6) SAS/CONNECT. SAS Institute is the only known source capable of providing this software licensing and associated maintenance. SAS Institute offers a software reporting tool that produces statistical and file reports from raw data. Some of the reports consist of personnel, Central Personnel Data File (CPDF), Financial Data, etc. All interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement at a cost lower than SAS Insititute should submit in writing substantive statement specifying their ability to meet theserequirements. Response must indicate whether offering is available under a GSA Schedule and must include the GSA contract number, if available, prices and sufficient information to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. If applicable, include a copy of the GSA schedule. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided. All responses must be in writing. No contract award will be made on the basis of any responses to this notice because this synopsis of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis shall not be considered a solicitation document. No solicitation document exists, therefore, a request for a solicitation document shall not be considered an affirmative response and will be disregarded. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis and will be fully considered. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative written responses are received within fifteen (15) calendar days after the publication of this synopsis to the effect that a comparable source is available, or is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be placed with SAS Institute, Inc. (0093)

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