D -- Sole Source Purchase of Software Maintenance Services

USDA/FNS intends to purchase with Computer Associates International on a sole source basis, citing FAR 6.302-1, as authorized under 51 USC 252(c)(1), maintenance of the following softwawre: Unipack IDMS, Unipack Developer for IDMS, Unipack DBA for IDMS, IDMS Task Analyzer, IDMS UCF, IDMS Server, ISMS/ICMS, VM:Manager without, VN:Migrate with High Speed Disaster Recovery Option, and VM:Spool Extension. Award of the software maintenance will be made utilizing simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation is available. Interested parties may submit a proposal demonstrating capabilities and pricing. Proposals must be received within five business days (no later than September 24, 2003). A determiniation not to compete this proposed award based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses may be e-mailed to [email protected]. A telephone reply is not an acceptable response to this notice