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USITC Notice of Intent to Sole Source Annual SAS Software Maintenance to SAS Institute Inc.

This notice announces the U.S. International Trade Commission's (USITC) intent to award a sole source contract for SAS software maintenance: - The USITC will contract with SAS Institute Inc. for annual maintenance and support of SAS software - SAS software is proprietary and used for statistical analysis, econometrics, data management, and visualization - The software supports over 200 components and is critical to USITC operations - The contract covers a one-year base period with up to four additional option years - No solicitation or competitive proposals will be issued; this is a sole source action - No specific part numbers or quantities are listed; the requirement is for software maintenance and support - The place of performance is the USITC headquarters in Washington, DC - SAS Institute Inc. is the only OEM and vendor for this requirement

Description

NOTICE TYPE: SPECIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – SAS Institute Inc

NAICS Code 511210 –Software Publishers

PSC DA10 – BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

The U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission), intends to make an award, on a sole source basis, to SAS Institute Inc, 100 Sas Campus Dr, Cary, North Carolina, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This requirement is for annual maintenance renewal for SAS software. SAS software provides over 200 statistical and analytical components and the most up-to-date statistical techniques. The suite of SAS products is statistical analysis software that users have been use to perform data management and statistical analysis functions. This software is utilized by various offices throughout the USITC in the daily performance of their assigned responsibilities. SAS's analytical software allows for data cleaning, analysis of surveys, econometrics and time series, matrix programming, exploratory data analysis, and data visualization all in one product, unlike competitors. SAS software is proprietary to SAS Institute, Inc.

The period of performance is one year, with 3 option years:

Base Year:        October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027

Option Year 1: October 1, 2027 through September 30, 2028

Option Year 2: October 1, 2028 through September 30, 2029

Option Year 3: October 1, 2029 through September 30, 2030

Option Year 4: October 1, 2030 through September 30, 2031

This announcement is not a request for competitive proposals. A solicitation will not be available for this requirement. The intent of this announcement is for informational purposes only. However, any information received within five days after the posting date of this notice will be considered by the Government. Information may be sent to Ian Quillman, Contracting Officer, at Ian.Quillman@USITC.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephonic questions or requests are strongly discouraged.

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