SAS Software Maintenance Licenses and new licenses

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/PZLET) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has issued a Special Notice for SAS Software Maintenance Licenses and new licenses. The notice indicates the government's intent to award a single-source purchase order to Executive Information Systems, LLC under NAICS Code 513210. The procurement involves 45 one-year software licenses with multiple add-ons, covering a performance period from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. This acquisition is specifically for software components including Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/Graph, ACCOLE DB Connect, and ASSIST FSP, with licensing for 25 base users and 20 additional users. The notice is being published under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), which allows for single-source procurement.

Contractors interested in responding to this notice must submit their information via email to stephen.sheets@us.af.mil no later than April 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Strict email submission guidelines are in place, requiring a specific subject line of "SAS Software Maintenance Licenses & New Licenses" to ensure email delivery through Wright-Patterson AFB filters. Only certain file types are permitted for attachments, including .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, and .vsdx, with .zip and .exe files strictly prohibited. The government emphasizes that this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and any determination to compete the requirement remains solely at the government's discretion. The primary objective is to continue the mission-critical software licensing for epidemiology surveillance, public health research, data management, and statistical analysis. Potential respondents should note that market research has already been conducted, and the government has determined that Executive Information Systems, LLC is the sole provider for these specific SAS software renewal maintenance requirements.