SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- GAMS Software License Renewal
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - National Capital Region Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 938120-NoticeOfIntent
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2018
- Point of Contact
- Marian Dyson, Phone: 3015041700
- E-Mail Address
-
marian.dyson@usda.gov
(marian.dyson@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12 and Part 13.5. No solicitation will be issued. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within 3 days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate and award on a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) basis. A purchase order will be one-year and four (4) one-year option periods firm-fixed price, awarded to GAMS Development Corporation for General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS)Maintenance License Renewal. The anticipated date of award will be no later than: 10.15.2018. GAMS software is the only software that can perform regional economic analyses on WTO negotiations, China's policies on world commodity markets, global FARM model, food stamps and poverty. GAMS software products are proprietary and only available from GAMS Development Corporation. Market research confirms that GAMS Development Corporation does not have any additional authorized resellers of this product. GAMS Development Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the software and owns the copyrighted license source software will all legal rights, privileges, and ownership contained therein. No other source or competitor may legally modify or change the software, nor would they have access to the course code to do so.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/c03e46290cb77bc773a26befaab3c594)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/Economic Research Service, 355 E Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20720, United States
- Zip Code: 20720
- Zip Code: 20720
- Record
- SN05118844-W 20181011/181009230800-c03e46290cb77bc773a26befaab3c594 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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