70--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to buy brand name software licenses without competition as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1. Specifically, the government will purchase the following items manufactured by Thomson Reuters from the manufacturer or one of its distributors if applicable: 1. EndNote Software It is essential that the maintenance be provided by authorized ENDNOTE dealers because only authorized dealers are allowed to provide software maintenance service on ENDNOTE products. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 519130 and the size standard is 500 million and FSC 7030. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 15 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as brand name only. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Abraham Pottenger at contact@example.gov Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above e-mail address or by mail to the address listed below no later than 10:00 am EST, 29 October 2014. Contracting Office Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014 Point of Contact: Abraham Pottenger Contract Specialist U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity 820 Chandler Street Ft. Detrick, MD 21702 Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov