The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to
Gradkell Systems Inc. for one DBsign JSWS Mobile License (plug-in) and DBsign software maintenance. The vendor will provide a base year of software maintenance and the order will contain four one-year option periods for additional maintenance. DBsign software adds PKI digital signatures and authentication to web based applications. The DBsign software is already owned by USACE. No competition is being sought. DBsign maintenance is only offered from the Original Software Manufacturer, Gradkell. It is not sold through distributors or other non-OEM sources. This software cannot be maintained by any other vendor.

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