D--ANNUAL MAINTENANCE RENEWAL FOR GRIDPRO LICENSES

NASA/GRC has a requirement for the Annual Maintenance and Technical Support forGridPro Licenses currently in use at our Center. NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items from Program Development Corp., LLC, 300 HamiltonAve., Ste 409, White Plains, NY 10601-1817.The GridPro licenses being used were originally purchased from this vendor and they ownthe source code. The software is unique and proprietary to Program DevelopmentCorporation. Therefore, only this vendor can provide the maintenance. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the SimplifiedAcquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Sole Source is under the authority of FAR reference 13.106-1(b)1. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon February 24, 2010. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.