The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with DELL Federal Systems L.P., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682-7000. The contractor shall provide Anual Support of ML Comm Vault Software. The software license for Comm Vault is issued by Dell and with the renewal purchase of maintenance, our direct support will be provided by Comm Vault. Comm Vault is the known proprietors for maintenance and is considered an exclusive service. Symantec Enterprise Vault is another equivalent type of software package, but not recommended due to a much greater cost for admin and hardware maintenance. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirements is 423430 and the size standard is 500. Interested persons may identify their interest in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, March 19, 2009. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The government point of contact for this action is Sharon Gary, Purchasing Agent, phone 410-278-1941, email:
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