TOPAZ Software Upgrade

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), intends to issue a sole source award to Topaz Technologies in Pflugerville, Texas. The purpose of this procurement is to procure maintanence and upgrading services to the Government's current Topaz Software for animal husbandry. The Government believes that the Topaz software is proprietary, and that the required services can only be performed by the Topaz Corporation. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. All responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capability statements via email by 2:00 P.M., EST on June 09, 2014, to the Contracting Office at the following e-mail address: scunningham1@cdc.gov. Any questions must be submitted to the Contracting Office. in writing, to the email address listed above. Telephone calls will not be allowed. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.