Notice_of_Intent.doc

SOCIAL SECURITY

Synopsis – Accusoft Licenses for WBDOC Action Code:

3303-18-1158 Date:

July 26, 2018 Year:

Contracting Office ZIP Code:

21235 Classification Code:

511210

Contracting Office Address:

6401 Security Blvd.

1540 RMB, Woodlawn, MD

Subject:

Accusoft Software Proposed Solicitation Number:

28321318Q00000208 Closing Response Date:

August 2, 2018 Contact Point:

Samantha Jonjo Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

28321318Q00000510 Contract Award Date:

TBD

Contractor:

Accusoft Corporation Place of Contract Performance:

Social Security Administration Wilkes-Barre Data Operations Center Room 196A 1150 East Mountain Dr Wilkes-Barre PA 18702-7997 Set-aside Status:

None

Description [NOTICE OF INTENT] - The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to solicit Accusoft Corporation on a sole source basis for the purchase of BarcodeXpress, ImageGear, ImageXpress, and FormSuite Software. Accusoft Corporation is located at 4001 N. Riverside Drive Tampa, Florida 33603. SSA will conduct this acquisition pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a single source, which states, “[c]ontracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).”

This software is proprietary. Only Accusoft has access to the source code necessary to provide the required subscription, which is comprised of updates, upgrades, fixes and telephone support. There are no authorized resellers other than the manufacturer, Accusoft Corporation.

SSA requires theses specific products because they must be compatible with the existing Accusoft Corporation products already installed and in use at SSA.

SSA seeks a firm-fixed-price award for a one-year base period. The period of performance would be 08/11/2018 to 08/10/2019.

Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement.

This is not a request for quotation; rather, this posting constitutes SSA’s notice of intent to solicit on a sole source basis with Accusoft Corporation. for the above specified requirement. SSA does not intend to pay for any information received. If SSA does not identify other acceptable sources capable of providing the software maintenance and relevant upgrades, then it will issue a sole source award to, Accusoft Corporation using the policies and procedures in FAR Part 12, in conjunction with those in FAR Part 13.

Interested vendors must submit responses to this notice via email at samantha.jonjo@ssa.gov by 08:00 EST on August 2, 2018. SSA will not honor or acknowledge requests for copies of a solicitation. Oral communications are not acceptable. The Government will not accept phone calls related to this notice of intent.