70 -- SSA Intends to Negotiate Solely with Open Text Corporation

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with Open Text Corporation, 2201 S. Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015 for the purchase of Open Text Corporation’s Livelink Eloquent Media Server (EMS). EMS is the only known media software product integrated with Livelink. This integration will allow SSA to store content in Livelink repository for “just-in-time” training. EMS extends the currently installed Livelink software for the global enterprise, with a knowledge delivery environment designed to deploy mission-critical information to corporate or agency audiences. EMS is the only media software product integrated with Livelink. Open Text Corporation is the only known source that has licensed trainers for Livelink EMS. Open Text Corporation is the only known source capable of satisfying SSA’s requirements. Other organizations possessing the requisite expertise and resources are invited to submit information concerning their capabilities, experience, and other pertinent data (including GSA Schedule information). Pricing data may be submitted. This is not a request for proposal and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of an evaluation of the information received. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, this information will be used in SSA’s assessment of capable sources. Responses to this notice should be submitted by May 14, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Eastern time and should refer to EMSCS0506. The size limitation for email attachments is five megabytes per individual email message. If after May 14, 2004 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, SSA shall initiate negotiations solely with Open Text Corporation.