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70 -- CORE ARRAY 20000 SOL 40PAP500393 POC Henrietta V. Brox, Contract Specialist, 703 305-8016, FAX # 703-305-5484, Muriel A. Brown, Contracting Officer. The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) intends to place an order against AIWA America, Incorporated, 5 Choke Cherry Road, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20850 GSA schedule # GS00K93AGS6330-PS01 for Qty. 50 each of Core Array 20000 4GB SSI Array Drive Upgrade - Part# CAD04000 and Qty. 5 each of Core Array 20000 Spare System Enclosures - Part# CAK00002. All responsible sources may respond to the synopsis and such responses shall be considered by PTO. All responses must include pertinent pricing data and supporting technical literature sufficient to enable the government to assess the character and performance of the items quoted. All responses to this notice of intent must be capable of meeting the entire requirement. Firms who believe they have the ability to furnish the above items at a lower cost which is more advantageous to the government are requested to give written or fax (703) 305-4978 notification NO LATER THAN 15 calendar days after the publication of this synopsis. Telephone requests will not be honored. No solicitation document exists and request for such a document will not be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of the offers/proposals received in response to this notice, since the synopsis of intent to place an order against a schedule contract cannot be considered a request for offer/proposal. If no affirmative written responses are received an offer will be placed against the above reference GSA schedule. (0023)

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