Maintenance on Pitney Bowes Software

NOTICE OF INTENT The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Pitney Bowes Inc, located at 1 Elmcroft Road, Stamford, CT 06926 for the maintenance of Pitney Bowes software and/or databases under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1), as the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Maintenance on the servers is sole-proprietary; therefore, only Pitney Bowes can maintain them. SSA anticipates the award of a firm fixed price contract with a performance period of March 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013. SSA shall issue a sole source award under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Responses to this notice should be submitted by COB February 19, 2013. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged.