--PV-WAVE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SERVICE

The Army Contracting Agency, White Sands Missile Range, Directorate of Contracting intends to procure Software Maintenance Service for PV-WAVE Foundation and Visual Exploration Floating License - UNIX or Linux Platform for already existing Software o n a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Government intends to award a contract to Visual Numerics, 10955 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400, Westminster, Colorado 80021. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for t his procurement are 541511 and $21,000,000.00. The requirement is set aside 100% for small business. Visual Numerics is the sole source because they are the manufacturer of the original equipment and have intellectual and copyrighted property rights. Th ey are the only company that can provide this service without interference to critical mission operations. The following provision and clauses apply: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offeror, Commercial Items; FAR 212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (including 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35 , 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-36, 52.222-41, 52.222-42); DFARS 252.212-7021. Complete FAR text can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. A complete copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certification, Commercials Items must be subm itted. NUMBERED NOTE 22: This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. However, all proposals received no later than 12:00 PM, Noon, MDT 06 September 2005 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. You must be regi stered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) in order to receive the award if you are selected. If you are not in the CCR at the time we are ready to make the award, you will be disqualified. Point of contact for this action is Joan A. Jojola, jo contact@example.gov