--Annual Software Maintenance Service Renewal

On behalf of the U.S. Army Research Institute and in accordance with FAR subpart 6.3, the Contracting Center of Excellence intends to award a purchase order (under the simplified acquisition threshold) on a sole source basis to SirsiDynix, Inc to provide software maintenance to ARIs integrated library system (ILS) which includes upgrade, improvements, fixes deemed appropriate, updates to improve the ILS bibliographic control, public access records, circulation control, SmartPORT Library of Congress access, WorkFlows for Window application, serials control, authority control and Webcat catalog maintenance. There is NO solicitation document. This notice is not a request for quotes. Interested firms may send a capabilities statement to the attention of LaWanda Stewart, Contracting Center of Excellence, Mission Installation Contracting Command 200 Stovall Street, 11th Floor Alexandria, VA 22332-0001. Capability statements must be received by this office by 13 February, 2009; 2:00 PM/EST.