Contracting Office Address Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7228 Description Air Force Materiel Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB OH, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for MS Software prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 15.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The contract will be awarded to Dell Marketing, L.P., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682-0001. This is a sole source requirement IAW FAR 6.302-1. This is a mandatory award in accordance with AF-CIO Policy Memorandum 04-09, dated 11 Aug 2004. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide timely and effective services within one (1) day of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Line items are as follows: Item Description Qty1 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Office LCS CAL WinNT Listed Lang ZAM-00038 Lic SA Pack MVL Device CAL (A1217403) 506342 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Office LCS CAL WinNT Listed Lang ZAM-00038 Lic SA Pack MVL Device CAL (A1217403) 506343 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Office LCS Enterprise Listed Lang A9R-00062 Lic SA Pack MVL (A1217405) 74 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Office LCS Standard Listed Lang A9T-00061 Lic SA Pack MVL (A1217486) 25 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Windows Svr Ent Listed P72-00167 Lic SA Pack MVL (A1217460) 116 CS- USAF MS ELA2- TU4 Windows Svr Std Listed P73-00205 Lic SA Pack MVL (A1217497) 27 3956832 AFMC Air Force Materiel Command (A0487702) 1 Delivery to: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Market Research and competition was conducted at time of award of the six (6) year, Air Force-wide Microsoft Enterprise License Agreement (MS-ELA) to Dell, Inc. Mr. Craig Cassino, ASC/AE,
[email protected], Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Cassino can be reached at (937) 255-5995. Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to the Contract Negotiator, Denise A. Smith at (937) 656-7467 or e-mail:
[email protected]. For more information on "Intent to Award Sole Source - Dell", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5440