Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Office of Information Technology, Technology Policy, Planning and Acquisitions Office, IT Contracting, 1 Columbus Circle NE, Room 3-170, Washington, DC 20544

70 -- SAS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE POC Penny Starliper (202)502-2334 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 2000-224 E48289, SAS/AF MESA 2000-224 E48289, SAS/FSP MESA 2000-224 E48289, SAS/Graph MESA 2000-224 E48289, SAS/ACCESS CA-IDMS MESA 2000-224 E48289, and SAS ASSIST MESA 2000-224 E48289. This notice of intent is not a request for competitve proposals. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is not available. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract will be based upon responses to this notice and 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. Posted 09/24/99 (W-SN384240). (0267)

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