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70 -- AVIION UNIX BASED AND DG COMPATIABLE COMPUTING SYSTEMS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE POC Patrick N. Robertson (703) 648-7368, fax (703) 648-7901 This is not a notice for a solicitation. This is a Request for Information (RFI). The information received will be used as part of a market survey. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requests technical information from the vendor community on commercially available system maintenance and repair for a suite of Aviion UNIX based computing systems that consist of multiple configurations of DG fileservers, Clariion disk arrays and workstations, Network Computing Device (NCD) x-terminals, and printers. The systems are distributed throughout the United States and it's possessions at approximately 160 locations (including; Alaska, Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico). With the exception of the NCD x-terminals, all systems are currently covered by an existing full service maintenance contract with Data General. The existing contract also includes unlimited site license maintenance for certain software components including: DG/UX operating system; and applications software such as Framemaker and Ingres. This announcement is seeking information regarding possible sources of third party maintenance for Data General Aviion systems, non Data General SCSI storage devices, NCD x-terminals, printers and noted software. The Government is interested in obtaining information about specific types of hardware maintenance (including, but not limited to full-service, Time & Materials, depot, etc.), whether software maintenance service can be accommodated, how the responder handles all the sites distributed, as noted above, and what response times can be expected. Information regarding commercial pricing that is publicly available may be included to illustrate pricing for described types of support. Any pricing information submitted that contains restrictions on its disclosure will be returned to the vendor and not considered as part of this market survey. This request is not a formal RFP and NO contract will result from this synopsis. Any subsequent solicitation will be synopsized prior to its release. No decision has been made regarding set-aside of any possible subsequent procurement(s). The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this synopsis. Information responding to this request should be received by COB on March 27, 1996. (0061)

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