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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 27, 2024 SAM #8370
SPECIAL NOTICE

70 -- FY25 SAS GRID MANAGER - NOTICE OF INTENT

Notice Date

10/25/2024 7:26:19 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

OPM DELEGATED PROCUREMENT OFFICES WASHINGTON DC 20415 USA
 

ZIP Code

20415
 

Solicitation Number

OPM102524
 

Response Due

11/1/2024 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

11/16/2024
 

Point of Contact

Charles P. Reilly III, Phone: 2022942443
 

E-Mail Address

CHARLES.REILLY@OPM.GOV
(CHARLES.REILLY@OPM.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

This NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACT is conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.� �� The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) intends to issue a sole source award to Executive Information Systems, LLC (�EIS�) with offices at 6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 600, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 for the purchase of licensing and support of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Grid Computing (Version 8 or later). The award will have a Period of Performance (PoP) of one year running from November 15, 2024 through November 14, 2025.� SAS Grid Computing enables applications to automatically leverage a centrally managed grid infrastructure and allocates computing-intensive applications common in a data warehouse environment across available hardware resources. The solution also includes centralized management to administer users and groups in both systems, increased availability through load balancing and job scheduling, multiprocessing for parallel workflows, and improved scalability. These capabilities are needed to effectively balance the workload necessary to process the volume of data in the OIG claims data warehouse, and to most efficiency utilize current, already-in-place hardware resources. EIS is SAS� sole authorized reseller for Version 8 and later of the Software to government entities and institutions. � The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519.� THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2.� THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. 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 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 interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail to Charles P. Reilly III, Charles.reilly@opm.gov, within five days of the published date of this notice.� Submissions after that date will not be considered.� Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor. �Telephone calls regarding this matter will be not be accepted nor returned.� All OPM contractors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to execution of award.� If no competitive responses are received, an award will be made to EIS as described previously.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/f2b35517dffd4a9484ebb28c91fd7ec7/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20415, USA

Zip Code: 20415

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07249427-F 20241027/241025230058 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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