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D -- Maintenance and Support for MANAKON Telecommunications Managment System

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The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to negotiate a sole source contract with TMA Net, Inc. to continue maintenance and security administration support for the MANAKON telecommunications management system. The contract will have a base period of twelve months with four additional twelve-month option periods. This sole source determination is justified because the MANAKON system was originally developed by TMA Net, Inc., and the software is proprietary. Only TMA Net, Inc. is authorized to perform maintenance without risking the existing maintenance agreement or incurring expensive recertification. Since the required software releases are proprietary and must interface with specific telecommunications equipment, no other vendors are capable of providing this service unless explicitly authorized by TMA Net, Inc. Interested parties may express their interest by providing clear and convincing evidence of authorization from TMA Net, Inc. before the specified deadline, but this notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The decision to compete the contract further rests solely with the government after reviewing any responses received by October 23, 2006. All inquiries must be submitted via email to the designated contract specialist at NIST, and no telephone requests will be accepted. The contract is managed through the Department of Commerce in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with primary points of contact provided for further communication.

General Info

Sole source contract with TMA Net, Inc. for proprietary MANAKON system maintenance, 12-month base plus options.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Nist

NAICS

518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

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PostedOct 6

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Nist

Contacts2 people available

OfficeGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Nist

Office AddressGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

Contacts

Sandra K. ShaffnerContract Specialist

Joseph L. Widdup

Full Description

The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a sole source, follow-on, contract to TMA Net, Inc., with a base period of twelve months and four twelve month option periods under the authority of FAR 6.303-1 (41USC 253(c)(1)) to provide maintenance and security administration support on the NIST MANAKON System. Sole source determination is based on the need that the existing MANAKON system was designed by TMA Net, Inc. The MANAKON software is proprietary and only TMA Net, Inc. can perform the work without voiding the current maintenance agreement and incurring recertification charges. TMA Net, Inc. currently holds the contract for the maintenance agreement. The required software releases are proprietary and can only be obtained from TMA Net, Inc. and must interface with a multimode Siemens Hicom System and various PC?s accessing the equipment. This software and the interactions it controls cannot be maintained by any other source. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence thatanother vendor is authorized by TMA Net, Inc. to provide the required services. Inquires will only be accepted via email to contact@example.gov. All information received by 12:00 p.m., EST, 10/23/06 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed acquisition will be based on responses to this notice; such determination is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone requests will be honored.