CA Software Renewal

This notice of intent to award non-competitive orders is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.4, Required Sources of Supplies and Services - Federal Supply Schedules, Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The authority for this award is FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source; Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The United States Railroad Retirement Board, Bureau of Information Technology manages the Information Technology needs across a broad array of RRB's key day-to-day programs. The RRB has a requirement for renewal of Computer Associates (CA) Security Software Maintenance & Support. The RRB intends to issue orders to CA Technologies, 2291 Wood Oak Drive, Herndon, VA  20171, to provide CA Software Maintenance & Support for a period of one (1) year. CA is the only known authorized vendor that can license and maintain the CA suite of mainframe software (Easytrieve, Endeavor, One Tape Management, and TPX Session Management).

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIRMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible parties who identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement will be considered. No solicitation will be issued, therefore, all requests for the solicitation will be considered non-responsive. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is at the sole discretion of the government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail to Rich Ball at richard.ball@rrb.gov, within Four (4) calendar days of the published date of this notice. Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor. All RRB contractors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to execution of award. If no competitive responses are received, awards will be made to Computer Associates Technologies against their GSA FSS Contract number GS-35F-0823M.

No additional information regarding this Notice is forthcoming.