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D -- WORKGROUP DATABASE AND CLIENT NETWORKING SOFTWARE USER LICENSES, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT. SOL DTRS57-00-R-20028 DUE 062900 POC Point of Contact -- Diane E. McKenzie, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-6318 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, McKenzie@volpe.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 12, Subpart 13.5, and Part 15, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed contract on a sole source basis with Progress Software Corporation for Version 9, Workgroup Database and Client networking software licenses, maintenance and support. The software licenses, maintenance and support will enable the government to deploy software capable of running in the Coast Guard Standard Work station III (SWIII) Windows-NT environment . The Progress Version 9 Workgroup Database and client networking software will replace existing CMPlus databases at various Coast Guard sites. The Progress licenses will be used as the underlying database for the Coast Guard Configuration Management Plus (CMplus) application. The CMplus application was originally developed by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) in the Coast Guard s Standard Workstation II (SWII) environment using the Coast Guard s standard application package that included the Progress Workgroup Database Version 6. The Volpe Center converted the CMplus SWII application to the Coast Guard s new Standard Workstation III (SWIII) NT environment. Based on a conversion cost analysis it was deter mined by the Coast Guard to maintain the Progress Workgroup Database Version 9 that runs on NT. Contract line items (CLIN) and associated quantities are as follows: CLIN 0001 Progress Workgroup RDBMSV9 Software and User License (5 users). CLIN 0002 Progress Workgroup V9 Annual Maintenance and Support (5 users). CLIN 0003 Progress Client Networking V9 Software and User License (5 Users). CLIN 0004 Progress Client Networking Annual Maintenance and Support (5 Users). CLIN 0005 Progress Workgroup RDBMSV9 Software and User License (10 users). CLIN 0006 Progress Workgroup V9 Annual Maintenance and Support (10 Users). CLIN 0007 Progress Client Networking V9 Software and User License (10 Users). CLIN 0008 Progress Client Networking Annual Maintenance and Support (10 Use rs). CLIN 0009 Progress Workgroup RDBMSV9 Software and User License (15 Users). CLIN 00010 Progress Workgroup V9 Annual Maintenance and Support (15 Users). CLIN 00011 Progress Client Networking V9 Software and User License (15 Users). CLIN 00012 Progress Client Networking Annual Maintenance and Support (15 Users). CLIN 00013 Progress Workgroup RDBMSV9 Software and User License (20 Users). CLIN 00014 Progress Workgroup V9 Annual Maintenance and Support (20 Users). CLIN 00015 Progress Client Networking V9 Software and User License (20 Users). CLIN 00016 Progress Clint Networking Annual Maintenance and Support (20 Users). Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. All Maintenance and Support CLINS include telephone support during normal business hours, email access to technical support, and automatic software updates and bug fixes. The Contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government s rights under the Inspection clause, nor does it limit the Government s rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the software licenses. Solicitation provision FA 52.212-1, Instruction of Offerors-Commercial Items (AUG 1998) is hereby incorporated by reference; the offer must include a copy of the standard commercial warranty per FAR Clause 52.212-1(b)(5), Terms of any Express Warranty. A completed copy of the provision of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (MAY 1999) must be submitted with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 1999), is hereby incorporated by reference. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, responsible interested parties may submit a proposal in which they identify their interest and capability. Offer is due to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Ms. Diane E. McKenzie, Contract Specialist, DTS-853, 55 Broadway, Building 4, Room 298, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on June 29, 2000. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole source basis based upon the responses received. The Government will not pay for any information received. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official above. Posted 06/23/00 (D-SN467945). (0175)

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