FBO_-_Sole_Source_-_Compuware_11-21-12.doc

Synopsis The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to award on a sole source basis, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Compuware Corporation, 1 Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226-5000 to provide a renewal of Compuware software technical support (maintenance), new versions and releases, upgrades, and technical support of the software products. This initiative is based on USDA’s current use of Compuware software to support the National Information Technology Center (NITC) datacenter. No other products or services will meet the Government’s requirement.

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Office: Procurement Operations Division, Information Technology Contract

Branch

2. Nature of the Action: Award to Compuware Corporation using other than Full and Open

Competition

3. Description of Services: software technical support (maintenance), new versions and releases, upgrades, and technical support of the software products

4. Estimated Cost and Period of Performance: BPA will not be funded. Individual BPA Call Orders will be issued and may be estimated at $1,459,500.00 (Est. $291,900.00/Year ) for planning purposes.

Base Year:

Award Date through November 30, 2013

Option Year 1:

December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014

Option Year 2:

December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015

Option Year 3:

December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016

Option Year 4:

December 1, 2016 through November 30, 2017

5. Statutory Authority and Supporting Rationale:

ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE -PROPRIETARY

Compuware Corporation is a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) vendor. Although the required Software Maintenance, Upgrades and related Technical Support are available on Compuware’s GSA FSS GS-35F-5337H, there are no authorized GSA FSS resellers of their mainframe products. Compuware is the sole developer, supporter and suppliers of the Compuware products. The NITC owned software is proprietary to Compuware Corporation.

This action incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through GSA FSS GS-35F-5337H. The US Department of Agriculture is a federal government agency. Federal Supply Code (FSC): 7030 Software. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

511210 Software Publishers. Size Standard: $25M. Inquiries must be submitted in writing at JaniceL.Tillery@dm.usda.gov, no later than 12:00 noon, December 5, 2012.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.