D -- ANNUAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RENEWAL FOR STERLING SOFTWARE (SOLVE)

Notice Date

September 21, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs (381), Austin Automation Center, 1615 E. Woodward St., Austin, TX 78772

ZIP Code

78772

Solicitation Number

200-37-01

Point of Contact

Justina Hamberg (fax 512-326-6028)

Description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), Austin, TX intends to award a contract to Sterling Software (acquired by Computer Associates International) on a sole source basis for continued annual software maintenance support for the proprietary software, SOLVE:Access; SOLVE:Netmaster; SOLVE:Netmaster for TCP/IP; SOLVE:Central-Info/Master; and SOLVE:Operations-MVS. The award will be made as a commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12. Annual maintenance support includes providing software updates and enhancements to the software, and providing reasonable technical support. The software is installed on an 841 MIPS CPU at the AAC. The period of performance is FY 2000 (10/1/00 through 9/30/01). Responses must be in writing and must be received within 3 days of this notice. In addition, responses must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the service. This includes the vendor's commercial price list, and GSA contract and price list (if one exists). Responses that lack these requirements will be considered non-responsive. In addition, third party firms will be considered only if responding with clear and convincing evidence that they have been granted license rights by Sterling Software to provide the maintenance service on the proprietary software identified herein. No solicitation documents are available and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. If one is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. The determination to open competition based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses may be faxed to 512-326-6028 to the attention of the Contracting Officer, with the hard copy to follow in overnight mail.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000925/DSOL006.HTM (W-265 SN499490)