70 -- DMAPS COGNOS

The purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the Air Force's intent to award a GSA sole source task order for the maintenance of Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) products. The period of performance will be from 31 Aug 2006 through 30 Aug 2011, which includes (BASIC + four 1-year Options). The contract will be awarded to Cognos Corporation, 15 Wayside Road, Burlington, MA, 01803. This is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), and no solicitation is available. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the capability by noon on 24 Aug 2006. The Point of Contact for this program is: Contracting Officer, James E. Dinwoody, e-mail, - contact@example.gov; Buyer, Bonita Dover, e-mail - contact@example.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. - An ESC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The ESC Ombudsman is the ESC Director, Commander's Staff, and can be contacted at: ESC/DS; Bldg 1606; 9 Eglin Street; Hanscom AFB, MA 01731; Telephone #: +1 (555) 000-0000; Facsimile #: +1 (555) 000-0000; E-Mail: contact@example.gov