FY 15 Blaze SW Maintenance Renewal

The IRS, Office of Information Technology Acquisition, Tier 2/3 Support Branch, intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order for the furnishing of the renewal of annual SW maintenance for Blaze Advisor Development -10 pack Part # 280-OOMN-08-DVL10 for the IRS, Large Business and International (LB&I), Business Systems Planning, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20224 Special Projects and Support to Technology Blue, Inc. 220 Cashmere Court, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. Market research conducted by acquisition personnel determined that numerous vendors could provide Blaze Advisor software. The license is necessary to maintain the functionality of existing software which is imperative to LB&I's mission. (CLIN) 0001 Part # Fair Isaac.280 Isaac.280-OOMN-08 DVL 10 FY15 Blaze Advisor Development - 10 pack maintenance renewal standard Annual per Develop LMSB. POP 05-02-2015 - 05-01-2016 The NAICS code is 541511 and the size standard is $27.5M. This announcement is in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The point of contact is Ms. Inez Maguire, Contract Specialist, e-mail: Inez.maguire@irs.gov. This is not a solicitation for proposals or an invitation for bids. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide this renewal subscription. This is a Notice of Intent to Award and Brand-Name Justification using full and open competition and should not be considered a request for competitive proposals. A request for more information or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered a request for competititve proposals. A request for more information or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered a response. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Any responses received as a result of this notice, shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Responses will NOT be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based upon any written response to this notice, is solely within the Government's discretion. The Government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice of a non-competitive action. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. The point of contact for this purchase is listed below. Any other interested organization must submit a written statement of their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill this requirement to the identified point of contact as soon as possible, but no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 12, 2015. E-mailed statements are acceptable, but the senders bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquiries and concerns must be address in writing to inez.maguire@irs.gov. Vendors must include evidence of their bona fide capability to provde this license. Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated.