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70 -- LEASE, PURCHASE, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OSF DCE AND DFS FOR THE SUN SOLARIS AND IBM AIX UNIX ENVIRONMENTS POC NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Mail Stop 144, Hampton, VA 23681-0001. In order that potential sources may learn of the interest in a specific requirement, an advanced notice is published here. Firms are being sought for the Lease, Purchase, and Maintenance of the Open Software Foundation (OSF) Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and Distributed File Service (DFS) for the Sun Solaris and IBM AIX Unix Environments. The DCE and DFS software, both clients and servers, are required for execution in the Sun Solaris 2:3 Operating System. The DCE and DFS clients are required for execution on the IBM AIX 3.2.3 Operating System. The server software for the DCE services shall include the software and licenses for the Base Service (the client), the Cell Directory Service, the Security Service, the Distributed File Service Server and the Distributed Time Service. This software shall conform to the DCE and DFS software specification as defined by the OSF. A period of 1 year of maintenance on this software, which shall include upgrades, is also required along with the equivalent of 5 days worth of training on its administration. Firms having the capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement are invited to submit sales literature addressing these capabilities and at least one reference from a previous contract, preferably from a Government agency. (Please provide a contract number, names of cognizant contract personnel, and an applicable telephone number on the contract). This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does not indicate a commitment by the Government nor that the Government will pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resulting solicitation for the requirement. Firms responding should indicate whether they are a socially or economically disadvantaged business firm, a small business, an 8(a), and/or a woman-owned business. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8 (a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to the NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Mail Stop 144, Hampton, VA 23681-0001 within 14 days from the date of publication of this announcement. In responding reference SS224. (0018)

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