--Clementine Suite Maintenance

The U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, acting on behalf of the United States Army Soldier Systems Center, plans to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to SPSS Inc. for the maintenance renewal of the Clementine software suite. This renewal covers the Named User Client Base and Module, Concurrent Use Client Base and Module, and the Tet Mining module for Clementine. The contract will be awarded under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source acquisition without competitive solicitation, and there is no solicitation document issued. A key procedural note specifies that the response time for any related actions has been reduced to seven days. The contract, titled "Clementine Suite Maintenance" with solicitation number USA-SNOTE-071219-003, was posted on December 19, 2007. The contracting activity is located in Natick, Massachusetts, under the Department of Defense’s W6QK Acc-apg Natick office. While certain details such as NAICS code and specific place of performance are not provided, the award focuses on continuing the support and upkeep of essential data mining and analytics software used by the Army. The contract ensures uninterrupted access and maintenance for critical analytical tools necessary for operational effectiveness.