Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310-5200

70 -- FIPS MAINTENANCE POC Contract Specialist Leona M. Brown Defense Supply Service Washington, on behalf of HQ Army Material Command (HQAMC), intends to acquire maintenance services and supplies from Pyramid Technology Corporation for support of two Pyramid Minicomputer Systems. The two systems (ID# 5784 and ID# 5777) are located in the HQ AMC central computer facility in Alexandria, Virginia. The maintenance will be for the MIS-4T hardware and software and 98X System hardware and software and one (1) 3500-G XWINDOWS for MIS-4T. Prospective offerors must be able to perform maintenance and upgrades in accordance to Pyramid's and HQ AMC's environmental specifications. The Government requires object code compatibility with its current OSx Operating System. The Government may require prospective offerors to participate in an Operational Demonstration Test (ODT). The test(s) shall demonstrate all required and contractor-proposed systems maintained and their capabilities. The contractor shall be prepared to provide the ODT within seven (7) days after notification by the Government of the requirement for an ODT. This is a notification of intent to procure on a sole source basis. No solicitation document exists. Requests for same will be considered non-responsive. Any firm wishing to be considered must respond within 45 days from this advertisement providing clear and convincing documentation that is advantageous to the Government that they be considered. Responses to this notice must be received in writing (include telephone number for a point of contact) to Defense Supply Service Washington. Firms must respond to all requirements. No telephonic or facsimile inquiries will be accepted or considered. If no affirmative written response is received to the effect that a comparable source is available, the services will be acquired from Pyramid Technology. If a response is received that meets the Government's requirements, and analysis of both technical and pricing documentation indicate that a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous to the Government, than a formal solicitation may be issued. (0087)

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