Notice of Intent from the Naval Air Systems Command, Aircraft Division (NAVAIR AD), Patuxent River, Maryland to contract using other than full and open competition to provide Veritas NetBackup Maintenance. This contract will be negotiated on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 5.202(a)(11). This is a follow-on to the following procurements: Contract N00421-09-F-0234, N00421-09-P-0629, and N00421-10-F-0058.

Veritas NetBackup is an enterprise level backup and recovery system. Symantec Veritas Software is currently fully implemented into the infrastructure of the IT/IM Data Center. It is used to provide data archiving, storage and recovery for all applications and databases hosted in the facility. Support is provided for numerous web, logistics, and financial application, including Navy ERP. This application is also used at the disaster recovery site at NAWCAD China Lake. The maintenance being purchased is for a product 7.2.4 currently owns. If we were to procure hardware with similar functionalities there would be a loss of current investments made for initial hardware and application purchase. Purchase of this maintenance will provide savings for hardware and software operations, training, and maintenance costs as we migrate to the NMCI environment.

The anticipated award date of this order is on or about 01 October 2010. The contract type is anticipated to be a Firm-Fixed-Price type contract. Expected delivery is 30 days from time of award.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Response must clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising the quality, accuracy or reliability of Veritas NetBackup Maintenance and without causing programmatic hardship.

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