R -- Licensed Web-based Remote Usability Service

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award on a sole source basis a Purchase Order to Keynote Systems, San Mateo, California. The vendor will provide services to license a Web-based remote usability service. No personal identification data will be collected through this service. Users of the service will need to obtain appropriate clearances before conducting studies. This service is not installed on CDC servers. The software resides on Keynote servers. CDC simply has access to these services. Keynote provides the ONLY remote usability service that allows CDC to reach customers outside of the laboratory. The test environment comes to them and gives CDC access to a wider range of test opportunities. By virtue, Keynote Systems is uniquely qualified and capable of carrying out the requirement of this proposed purchase order. The anticipated award date is September 20, 2007. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide this requirement are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification, as well as, a capability statement to the contracting office by 12:00 p.m. eastern standard time September 20, 2007. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed actions based on responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. Information will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries may be sent to the attention of Pamela Bolling by e-mail at contact@example.gov or by fax +1 (555) 000-0000.