--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The ERDC Contracting Office plans to issue a sole source solicitation to BAE SYSTEMS in Reston, Virginia, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, employing Simplified Acquisition Procedures due to there being only one responsible source capable of fulfilling agency requirements. The contract is for the acquisition of Socet Set Software Licenses, a commercial item for which BAE SYSTEMS holds exclusive ownership and support capabilities used by the TEC. No other vendors are qualified to provide or support this software, justifying the sole source procurement approach. The government invites interested parties to submit written capabilities or qualifications by 10:00 am Central Time on January 17, 2008, for evaluation solely to determine if the requirement should be competed. Oral communications are not accepted, no RFP will be issued as part of this notice, and the government retains full discretion on whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on received responses. This notice is issued under the solicitation number USA-SNOTE-080115-003 and pertains to the Department of Defense’s W07V Endist Vicksburg office in Mississippi, operating under NAICS code 541511. Submissions or inquiries should reference the solicitation number (W912HZ-07-SOCETSET) and be sent via email to the specified point of contact. The procurement involves acquiring commercial software licenses, and the government emphasizes that only BAE SYSTEMS can meet the requirements for the Socet Set software used at the Technical Engineering Center, thus underscoring the proprietary and unique nature of this acquisition.