Please respond by COB 29 Apr 2009. Contracting Office AddressDepartment of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7228DescriptionAir Force Materiel Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB OH, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract to procure ETMS Software Maintenance. The contract will be awarded to Sybase, Inc 6550 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20817. Market research was previously conducted and it has been determined this is a sole source requirement IAW FAR 6.302-1. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide timely and effective services within five (5) days of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is for a Replication Server, Platform O/S (Win), License Type is CP for a quantity of one, and Media type is ESD (Electronic Software Download) at GSA Pricing. Delivery to: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Mr. Howard E. Marks Jr., ASC/AE, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Marks, can be reached at (937) 255-8642, e-mail:
[email protected]. Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to the Contract Negotiator, Mike Egan at (937) 656-7373 or e-mail:
[email protected]. For more information on "ETMS Software Maintenance", please refer to:https://pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=6081