--W911SR-07-T-0004 BIOLOGICAL DETECTOR LAB SOFTWARE SITE LICENSE

The U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center plans to negotiate exclusively with Smith Detection for the provision of a Biological Detector Lab Software Site License. Smith Detection, located in Edgewood, MD, is the original developer of the Biological Detector, making the software proprietary. This sole-source action is justified under FAR 6.302-1 due to the proprietary nature of the item. The relevant NAICS code is 335999, with a size standard of 500 employees. Although this is not a solicitation or request for competitive proposals, interested parties may submit written expressions of interest by September 10, 2007, to help the government determine whether to pursue a competitive procurement. The final decision to proceed without competition rests solely with the government. The contract, identified as W911SR-07-T-0004, is managed by the Department of Defense office at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The notice clarifies that responses will be used only to assess the need for a competitive process and that the point of contact for this action is Paulette Lato, a contract specialist. This contract focuses on acquiring a site license for specialized biological detection software, critical for the Army's research and development efforts in biological threat detection.