Software Maintenance for Enterprise License Agreement

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid intends to exercise an option year for a fixed-priced contract for software (SW) maintenance to CA Inc, located 2291 Wood Oak Drive, Herndon, VA, 20171. The cost is approximately $2,500,00.00. This announcement serves as the only notification of the Government's intent and no solicitation will be issued. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source." This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(2) provides the authority to restrict consideration of sources if it pertains "To an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer). A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer. Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs". This notification shall close on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The Points of Contact (POCs) for this action are Tracy Pope, Contract Specialist at tracy.pope@ed.gov. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid 830 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20202