70--Sole Source Notice of Award to Astro-Med, Inc. for Everest Upgrades.

The Department of the Army, Installation Contracting Command, Enterprise and Installation Operations, Directorate of Contracting at White Sands Missile Range, NM, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, intends to award sole source to Astro-Med, Inc. 600 E. Greenwich Ave West Warwick, RI 02893-2306, a contractor for Everest Upgrade Kits for Windows XP. The upgrade is proprietary in nature and Astro-Med, Inc. is the only known source that can provide the upgrade in order to meet the Department of Defense and Department of the Armys Information Assurance policies. This notice is not a request for quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. All responsible sources capable of meeting the requirement must submit a capability statement by 2:00 pm MST 28 January 2010. Point of contact for this notice is Jennifer L. Brown, 575-678-5796, [email protected].