INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS

The Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to CCH, Inc., a Wolters Kluwer business, Richmond, IL under the authority of FAR 6.302. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition threshold and will be awarded as a Simplified Acquisition under FAR Parts 12 and 13 for the acquisition of software license renewals of the following items, on an all or none basis: Item 1: CCH TeamMate Suite software license renewals: TeamMate is audit management software that provides a streamlined process for managing our audit process. The TeamMate software suite contains the following five integrated modules: o TeamRisk - an advanced risk assessment system that enables your department to develop a risk-based audit plan. o TeamMate EWP (Electronic Working Papers) - a complete audit documentation system. o TeamSchedule - a comprehensive tool for scheduling your staff and audits. o TeamMate TEC - a web-based tool for capturing and reporting on time and expenses related to audit projects and tasks. TeamCentral - a powerful database with web-based access for tracking audit projects, issues and recommendations Quantity: [813]; Period of renewal: 12-months. Services shall begin on date of award. The period of performance shall be from March 1, 2012 through February 29, 2013. 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). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all information received within 15 days of the publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely within its discretion. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no responses are received in 15 days, the Government shall negotiate and award a contract to CCH, Inc.