J -- MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) plans to negotiate a sole source contract with AccessData Corporation, based in Lindon, Utah, for a one-year maintenance agreement of Forensic Toolkit licenses. This includes forty-five units each of the FTK 2 WIBU Dongle Upgrade and FTK 2 SMS 6 Plus Monthly Subscription Lapse. The services will support the ATF office located in Sterling, Virginia. This procurement is being handled under a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302 and will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13, meaning no competitive solicitation will be issued. The notice clarifies that this is not an invitation for competitive proposals, and the government retains the discretion to proceed without competition based on feedback received. Interested parties may submit information solely to help determine if a competitive procurement is warranted. The deadline for questions or submissions relating to this procurement was March 13, 2008, at 10:30 AM EST. The primary contacts for this contract are Contract Specialist Asia A. Mills and Contracting Officer Angel C. Matthews-Warren, both affiliated with the ATF. This contract falls under NAICS code 541511, which pertains to custom computer programming services.