99--IXOS Software Maintenance

The Department of the Interior, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) Herndon intends to award a Fixed Price type sole source purchase order to Open Text, Inc. in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements The DOI Financial Business Management System (FBMS) Project Management Office (PMO) has 1000 Livelink for SAP Solutions (IXOS for SAP) licenses and 1000 Livelink Doculink for SAP Solutions (SAP Doculink) licenses that were purchased via contract GS-35F-4194D through World Wide Technology. In addition, the DOI FBMS PMO has paid the 5th year of software maintenance on the Livelink for SAP Solutions and Livelink Doculink for SAP Solutions via Order No. 0408PO20581. The software maintenance contract is due to expire on March 31, 2009. Therefore, the DOI FBMS PMO requires continued Livelink for SAP Solutions (Part No., S-IXSSAP) and Livelink Doculink for SAP Solutions (Part No., S-IXSDLINK) license software maintenance. Open Text, Inc. develops and maintains both the IXOS software and is the only company authorized to sell it. This notice is not a formal solicitation. This is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No purchase order will be awarded on the basis of quotation or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the contract will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received by the POC listed below by 2:00PM current Eastern Time February 17, 2009, will be considered by the government. POC: Louis C. Williams, Jr., Acquisition Services Directorate Herndon, 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170. Questions must be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to Louis Williams at 703-964-8490. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. Contracting Office Address: AQD Herndon, 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, HerndonVA20170 Point of Contact(s): Williams, Louis C. Jr. 703-964-3566, [email protected] Williams, Louis C., Jr.