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70 -- RENEW LICENSE AND SUPPORT MAINTENANCE FOR S-390 PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS SOL DE-AC01-97EI29419 DUE 082897 POC Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specialist, 202/426-0133 David Tyma, Contracting Officer, 202/426-0130 The U.S. Department of Energy intends to award a sole source contract to SAS Institute, Inc. for renewal of existing license agreement and support maintenace for the following proprietary software: (a) Base Statistical Analysis System (SAS) computer software; (b) SASGRAPH computer software; (c) SAS ECONOMETRIC and TIME SERIES (SAS/ETS) computer software; (d) SAS FULL SCREEN PROCESSOR (SAS/FSP) computer software; (e) SAS OPERATIONS RESEARCH (SAS/OR) computer software; (f) SAS AUTOMATED FACILITY (SAS/AF) computer software; (g) SYSTEM 2000 Data Base Management System computer software; (h) SAS/ACCESS for ADABAS computer software; (i) SAS/STAT computer software; (j) SAS/Connect computer software; (k) SAS/Calc computer software; (l) SAS/C Compiler computer software; and (m) SAS/CPE Starter Set for computer software. The renewal period is one year, commending October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998. This is a notice of intent and not a request for proposal. If your company believes that they can perform these services, they can forward a capability statement to the address in this notice, including prices. All submissions must be received within thirty (30) days of the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely the discretion of the Government. See Note(s): 22. (0202)

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