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J -- MAINTENANCE OF SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. COMPUTERS POC Contact Point: Monique M. Sullivan, Contracting Officer, (805) 258-2593, FAX (805) 258-2904 Because the flight mission of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is critical and downtime must be kept to a minimum, the center cannot take the risks of disconnect/disagreement associated with using different hardware and software maintenance suppliers. It is the Government's intent to solicit and negotiate under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2305(c)(1) with only one source, Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI), Mountain View, California for maintenance services on the SGI computers used in the Simulation and Integrated Test Branch.The service will entail hardware maintenance, firmware upgrades, software updates, support of programming help for the Silicon Graphics computer systems, and telephone support. No purchase of hardware/software are associated with this requirement. Period of performance may be one-year basic plus for one-yearoptions. This notice is not a request for proposals. Interested firms shall submit documentation supporting their ability to meet 100% of this requirement within 15 days of publication of this notice. See Numbered Note 22. NOTICE: Effective October 1, 1995 the Internet will be the only source of NASA/DFRC synopses and solicitations for business opportunities up to $5 million. Synopses will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC. The WWW address, or URL, of the DFRC Procurement home page is: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Procure/ procure.html. If you have any questions contact Monique Sullivan at (805) 258-2593, FAX (805) 258-2904. (0222)

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