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

70 -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL 1PI-Q-0121-0 DUE 010400 POC Annette Johnson, Contracting Officer, (202) 305-7280 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 a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION, quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1PI-Q-0121-0. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are hose in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. 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 since they are the only source which can provide maintenance on UNICOR's existing software programs. UNICOR requires maintenance support for a twelve month period of nine (9) months. Progress Software will provide the following maintenance support: progress Software mainte nance 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 license for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for seventy seat Client Networking license for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress Software maintenance for seventy Query/results license for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for 20 Web speed 2.0 workshop licences, for NT 4.0 workstations, Progress software maintenance for two Web speed 2.0 Transaction server (5 agent) licence for NT 4.0 servers. Progress software for Web speed 2.0 transaction Server (50 agent) licence. This license is for NT 4.0 servers. FAR Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Offer must include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their offer. The following clauses also apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. 52-212-4, Commercial Items, 52-242-13, Bankruptcy. Offer will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of commercial Items, price and delivery. FAR Provision 52.215, facsimile Proposals applies. Progress Software quote shall be submitted by facsimile to (202) 305-7363/7365 by 2:00 pm eastern time on January 04, 2000. Anticipated award will be made on January 04, 2000. Another responsible source may submit concise documentation for consideration regarding their ability to provide the required item to include any technical data; however, no contract will be made on the basis of this information provided. Any response to the synopsis should provide the solicitation number, concise documentation and technical data. Submit to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, facsimile number (202) 305-7363/7365, ATTN: Annette Johnson, Contracting Officer on or before January 04, 2000 at 2:00 pm eastern time. Posted 12/21/99 (W-SN410467). (0355)

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