U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ADP Placement Section (3803F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

70 -- LOTUS NOTES GROUPWARE SOL Lotus Notes Groupware DUE 111795 POC Contracting Officer, Susan D. Meisner, (202)260-9188 The US Environmental Protection Agency is planning to acquire an Agency-wide site license for Lotus Notes Groupware and accessory products. This site license will be acquired on a sole-source basis from Lotus Development Corporation to meet the Agency's needs over an approximately five year period. This procurement will include upgrades to the installed base, maintenance of the installed base, and acquisition of new licenses as required. There are approximately 5,500 Lotus Notes licenses, 10,800 Lotus 1-2-3 licenses (network and standalone), and 4,200 Lotus CC:Mail mailboxes plus the gateways and other accessory products. The license will include all available platforms for servers including OS/2, Novell, Windows NT, and UNIX. It will also include all available platforms for clients including DOS, DOS/Windows (all versions), UNIX and OS/2 for both on-site and remote users. MAC clients are included where available. The acquisition will require one year renewable warranties for all versions of the software which will include future updates and upgrades. The proposed contract will include provisions for incorporating engineering changes and technological upgrades and updates. Hotline support must be available seven days per week. EPA has identified Lotus Notes and Lotus 1-2-3 products as Agency standards. No solicitation is available. Any interested vendors wishing to respond to this synopsis must do so in writing. The response must provide detailed information on proposed products which clearly meet the requirements stated above. Any response failing to provide the aforementioned data but instead choosing to merely submit their routine letter requesting a copy of the RFP will be ignored. Responses must be received within fifteen days from publication of this announcement. Responses shall be submitted to: Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Susan D. Meisner (3803F), 401 M Street,SW, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone requests will not be honored. See Note 22. (0304)

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