70--SAS Software and Maintenance - Version 9.2

The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration plans to award a sole source contract to Executive Information Systems, LLC for a one-year period to provide SAS Software and Maintenance version 9.2. This contract will be awarded under the authority that allows contracting without competition due to the unique nature of the requirement, as Executive Information Systems, LLC is the exclusive provider of this software version. The notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals but serves to inform potential interested parties who may submit capability statements and pricing information within seven calendar days of the notice's publication. The solicitation, identified as DE-SOL-0005126, concerns services classified under NAICS code 423430 and aims to secure software maintenance for the Energy Information Administration. While the Government is primarily seeking to negotiate with a single source, it retains discretion to decide whether to open the requirement to competitive bidding based on any responses received. All submissions will be reviewed solely to assess the need for a competition, and no solicitation is currently available for this work. The contract location and specific agency details remain unspecified in the notice.