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This Sources Sought opportunity from Department Of Education was posted on October 12, 2012. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Websphere Software Renewals

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ED-OCIO-2013Federal

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Department Of Education → Contracts And Acquistions Managemen

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511210 - Software Publishers

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AgencyDepartment Of Education → Contracts And Acquistions Managemen
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The U.S. Department of Education is hereby issuing the following: SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZED RESELLERS FOR A BRAND NAME ITEM PECULIAR TO ONE MANUFACTURER, Websphere Software License Renewals. The Department intends to procure the following products from an authorized reseller: 1) IBM Integration Designer per Authorized User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E0BRLLL 2) IBM Process Server Advanced Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E0BR0LL 3) IBM WebSphere Portal Server Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E02ZILL 4) IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced User Annual SW Maintenance Renewal. Part Number E01B1LL 5) IBM Rational LifeCycle Package with ClearCase Floating User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E05JCLL 6) IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Authorized User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E02BRLL 7) IBM Rational ClearCase Floating User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E012TLL 8) IBM Rational Rose Data Modeler Floating User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E013CLL 9) IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager User Value Units Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E04TXLL 10) IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Authorized User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal. Part Number E1AHNLL Responses shall include the following: - Company name, address and point of contact - Business size and designations - GSA schedule - GSA Contract number - Statement that the above mentioned items are on your GSA schedule or note open market items - Experience providing products - If the products can be offered for more than a year, please advise of the term that can be offered. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, Software Publishers. If there is a more appropriate NAICS code please provide that information in your response. This sources sought notice is for market research purposes only and is not a request for proposal or quote. No contract will result from any responses to this sources sought. Any responses to this notice shall be submitted to Christopher Rosier and LaChelle Johnson, via email to Chris.Rosier@ed.gov and Lachelle.Johnson@ed.gov, no later than 1:00 PM, EST, 16 October 2012.

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