The USDA, Office of Procurement Management, Procurement Operations Division intends to award a purchase order to OPNET Technologies, Inc. of Bethesda, Md to provide proprietary licenses and support. The specific items include SERVICEPROVIDER GURU- License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, and software enhancements (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), SERVICEPROVIDER GURU- Technical support (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), IT GURU LICENSE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/2008 -09/30/09), IT GURU TECHNICAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), APPLICATION CHARACTERIZATION ENVIRONMENT MODULE-License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, software enhancements (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), APPLICATION CHARATERIZATION ENVIRONMENT MODULE- Technical support (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), ACE DECODE MODULE- License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, and software enhancements (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), ACE DECODE MODULE-Technical Support (P.O.P 10/01/08-09/30/09), MULTI-VENDOR IMPORT MODULE LICENSE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 -09/30/09), MULTI-VENDOR MODULE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT(P.O.P 10/01/08- 09/30/09), FLOW ANALYSIS MMODULE- License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, and software enhancements 9P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), NETDOCTOR MODULE LICENSE UPGRADE4S FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), NETDOCTOR MODULE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08- 09/30/09), SERVER SPECIALIZED MODULE- License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, and software enhancements (P.O.P 10/01/08- 09/30/09), SERVER SPECIALIZED MODEL- Technical Support (10/01/08 - 09/30/09), VIRTUAL NETWORK ENVORIONMENT (VNE) SERVER- License Upgrades for new releases, patch levels, and software enhancements (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), VIRTUAL ENVORIONMENT (VNE) SERVER- Technical support (P.O.P 10/01/08- 09/30/09), VNE SERVER SNMP ADAPER PACK LICENSE UPGRADES (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), VNE SERVER SNMP ADAPTER PACK TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), IT GURU ENTERPRISE LICENSE FEATURE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08- 09/30/09), IT GURU ENTERPRISE FEATURE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), APPLICATION CHARACTERIZATION ENVIRONMENT MODULE ENTERPRISE FEATURE LICENSE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), ACE DECODE MODULE ENTERPRISE LICENSE FEATURE UPGRADE FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09)ACE DECODE MODULE ENTERPRISE FEATURE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09) EXPRESS DATA IMPORT (f.k.a. MVI) ENTERPRISE LICENSE FEATURE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09) EXPRESS DATA IMPORT (f.k.a. MVI) ENTERPRISE FEATURE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), FLOW ANALYSIS MODULE ENTERPRISE LICENSE FEATURE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), FLOW ANALYSIS MODULE ENTERPRISE FEATURE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), SERVER SPECIALIZED MODEL ENTERPRISE LICENSE FEATURE UPGRADES FOR NEW RELEASES, PATCH LEVELS, AND SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09), SERVER SPECIALIZED MODEL ENTERPRISE FEATURE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (P.O.P 10/01/08 - 09/30/09). Products will be provided to OCIO-NTSO located at 2150 centre Avenue Bldg. A, Suite 133, NTSO, Fort Collins, CO 80526. The period of performance will be 10/01/08 to 09/30/09. USDA intends to procure on a sole source basis with OPNET Technologies, Inc. for Licenses and Support. Authority: 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1)- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satify agency requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals. No solicitation exists. All interested parties shall respond to this notice of intent within 3 business days in writing to
[email protected] . No telephone responses will be excepted.