Cryoserver Maintenance and Technical Support Renewal

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Division of Acquisition Management (DAM), intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis, with USmax Corporation, 382 Gambrills Road, Gambrills, MD 21054. The resulting acquisition will be a firm-fixed-price contract. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR parts 12 and 13 for the purchase of the following items, on an all or none basis: Item 1: Quantity: 12-months (1 year); License, Maintenance, and Support Renewal for Cryoserver. The license, maintenance, and support renewal shall be for a 12-month period. USmax is the only known source authorized to resell and distribute Cryoserver software, hardware, and license renewal in the United States. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. No solicitation document is available. Interested parties who feel that they are capable of fulfilling this requirement may identify their interest by providing clear and comprehensive information supporting their claim, inclusive of references listing contact person(s) and phone number(s). The Government will consider all information received within 5 days of the publication of this notice. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred for the preparation or submittal of information in response to this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated date for contract award is March 24, 2010.