D -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO TANGRAM

Notice Date

September 25, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

PROBDEY-4P6PJA

Point of Contact

Teresa A. Ward, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-2311

E-Mail Address

Click Here to Contact the Contracting Officer via (ward.teresa@epa.gove)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source with Tangram Enterprise Solutions, 1100 Regency Parkway, Suite 401, Cary, NC 27511 for continued software support services subject to the availability of FY-2001 funds. The software support services for the software listed below include usage rights, enhancements, correction of errors and omissions, and all updates necessary synchronization in the NCC computing environment. The Agency's requirement for maintenance support is for the following software modules: TOKEN RING DRIVER, REMOTE DISK ENVIRONMENT, EXTERNAL FILE INTERFACE, INTERACTIVE SESSION (RELAY SESS), LU2 DEVICE DRIVER SUPPORT, ASYNCHRONOUS DEVICE DR SUPP, TPPI(FOCUS), TASL, TPPI(SAS), BASE ARBITER, AND DATA DICTIONARY. EPA believes Tangram Enterprise Solutions is the only vendor capable of satisfying the software maintenance requirements stated above. The period of performance is expected to be from October 31, 2000 through September 30, 2001. No solicitation is available. All interested parties must respond within 15 days of the date of this announcement. Interested vendors shall: 1) include information on the proposed services which clearly supports the requirements outlined above and; 2) provide itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Response to this synopsis must be made in writing. Submit responses to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Teresa A. Ward (MD-33), Contracts Management Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000927/DSOL003.HTM (W-267 SN500142)