WebTrends on Demand Analytics

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON SOLE SOURCE/BRAND NAME BASIS The Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (the Department), intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of 20 USC 1018(a) to Fedtek, a Webtrends, Inc. reseller, located at 12700 Black Forest Lane, Suite 202, Woodbridge, VA 22192. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Webtrends is the sole provider of WebTrends on Demand, a service currently used by the Department to monitor usage of FSA web sites. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified points of contact not later than March 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely to determine whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Department not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Department. This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Department to todd.anthony@ed.gov with "WTOD" referenced in the subject line. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Department of Education/Federal Student Aid Contracts and Acquisition Management 830 First Street, N.E., #93A1 Washington, DC 20202 Points of Contact: Todd Anthony Contract Specialist Todd.Anthony@ed.gov 202-377-4150 John (JD) Cutlip Contracting Officer John.Cutlip@ed.gov 202-377-4832