Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Cray Inc., 411 1st Avenue South, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-3847 for an upgrade to an existing Cray XT3 supercomputer to provi de additional computational capability and one year annual maintenance. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)  only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Cr ay is the proprietor of this system; therefore, no other company can perform the required upgrade. The government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities/qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 0700 hrs Central Time Zone on 14 August 2007. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a comp etitive basis. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in r esponse to this notice. No RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the government to: [email protected] with solicitation number referenced in the subject line.

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