U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

D -- UPGRADE TWO EPA GEOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS (GVS) SOL BC9219 POC Otelia Newsome, Contract Specialist,(919) 541-3164 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, newsome, otelia@epamail.epa.gov. EPA intends to award a sole source procurement on or about September 23, 1999 to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of Raleigh, NC, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1): -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for the development of a new upgrade to the Geographic Visualization System (GVS) with new hardware and software to bring current system up to the next level of system/&/software upgrades and to make the system operational on the windows 98, and totally Y2K compatible. Knowledge and understanding of the original GVS system are critical to the success of the new upgraded GVS system and require the expertise and knowledge of those who have been involved in its evolution. SAIC's Raleigh Office staff has been the principle investigator on the prior contractual work that led to the development of the GVS system. SAIC has more than four years of working with the data issues that are underlying structurefor the presumptive air quality data sets and the foundational level data and has knowledge of these issues that no other contractor currently has. SAIC's knowledge of the project is unique for addressing the aspects of this effort. No Request for Quotation is available and this notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to Otelia Newsome at the above address for consideration by the Agency. Responses must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the government, a purchase order will be placed with SAIC. See Numbered Note(s): 22 Posted 09/04/99 (W-SN376679). (0247)

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