Renewal of SS00-17-50136 for maintenance on LeadTools Document Imaging software.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with LEAD Technologies, Inc., 1927 South Tryon Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203 USA for the renewal of maintenance on LeadTools Document Imaging (Unlimited License), LeadTools 2D PDF 417 Barcode, LeadTools Document Imaging SDK Perpetual License and LeadTools PDF Read Module (Unlimited License) software products. This software is proprietary only to LEAD Technologies, Inc., who is the sole source provider of and has sole access to the source code necessary to provide the required maintenance subscription that is comprised of updates, upgrades, & fixes; 24/7/365 technical support, Email support, with coverage 8:00am to 6:00pm EST. for the period of 12 months. LEAD Technologies, Inc. is the only authorized seller for this software. The authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) "Soliciting from a Single Source." Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement.

This is not a request for quotation, and the Government does not intend to pay for information received. A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All questions and submissions in response to this notice must be submitted electronically via email to Roger.Twigg@ssa.gov by 5:00pm EST, Friday, July 26, 2018. Telephone calls regarding this matter will be not be accepted nor returned.

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