D -- Computer Systems and Design

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to award a sole source contract to Advanced Systems Concepts for the purchase of ActiveBatch Version 5 Enterprise Edition software, including three schedulers, execution agents for installation on ten Microsoft Windows systems, annual Gold support, and installation of the software with two schedulers on an additional two Windows systems. Advanced Systems Concepts is the exclusive provider of this software and holds the necessary licenses, making them the only known source capable of fulfilling this requirement. Although this is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, other businesses with the capability to meet this requirement are invited to submit a capability statement by August 23, 2006, which will be reviewed solely to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted. The contract falls under the NAICS code 334119, related to computer systems and design. The government reserves the right to make an award without discussion if it decides not to pursue competition based on responses to this notice. Interested parties should submit their information to the designated contact, Catherine E Johnson, via the provided email address by the stated deadline. This single source acquisition reflects the specialized nature and exclusivity of the ActiveBatch software, emphasizing the necessity of procuring from the sole provider to meet CDC’s operational needs.