Purchase Order DOLB089A27491

The U.S. Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded a $13,864 firm fixed-price purchase order to SPSS Inc. for maintenance renewal of software. The contract, which was not set aside for small businesses, was awarded on June 26, 2008, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2008. The work is to be performed in Chicago, Illinois. SPSS Inc., a provider of statistical analysis and data management software, is a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), which serves as the parent entity on this award.

This maintenance renewal contract supports the ETA's operational requirements for software tools that assist with employment and training program administration and analysis. The short performance period and modest ceiling value indicate this is a routine renewal purchase for ongoing software support services. IBM, through its SPSS subsidiary, maintains an extensive federal contracting presence across civilian agencies and has demonstrated significant capability in providing technology solutions to support government missions across statistical analysis, data analytics, and enterprise software domains.