99 -- Annual Software Maintenance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to enter into a sole source contract with Sterling Commerce America, Inc., located in Dublin, Ohio, for annual maintenance services on Sterling Commerce Software previously acquired by the CDC. This procurement will not be open to competitive proposals and will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.305, allowing negotiation with only this single source. The contract will be awarded through Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR Part 13, with a deadline for responses set for November 8, 2006, at 2:00 pm EST. The notice emphasizes that the decision to forego competition is at the full discretion of the government, and any received information will serve only to determine whether a competitive process is necessary. The contract is identified as "99 -- Annual Software Maintenance" under solicitation number 2007-Q-09188 and is categorized under the NAICS code 511210, which pertains to software publishers. Contact for this procurement is primarily managed by Contract Specialists Nicola L. Carmichael and Alan W. Sims, reachable via specified email addresses and phone numbers. This opportunity is documented on the federal acquisition platform, with no solicitation currently available, reflecting the CDC’s intent to maintain continuity in the software support critical to its operations.