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70 -- HARDWARE & SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL N66001-96-Q-4275 DUE 041796 POC Purchasing Agent, Irene Solis, (619)524-2081. Contracting Officer, C. Lewis. The Gov't intends to award a contract on a sole source basis with Auspex Systems, Inc, a one year hardware/software maintenance for an Auspex N57000 fileserver and expansion cabinet. Includes 24-hour non-stop coverage; on-call/on-site; replacement of worn minor parts; software phone/hotline support & software updates; Monday to Friday during Gov't business hours; 4 hour response time. ''No RFQ will be prepared or made available for distribution. Award will be based on evaluation of responsive, responsible quotations received in response to this CBD advertisement. Competitive awards may be based on the evaluation criteria stipulated in NRaD Blue Ribbon Vendor Program (BRVP) provisions or the Red, Yellow, Green (RYG) Contractor Evaluation System. The evaluation criteria is available upon request. Questions may be directed to Irene G. Solis at (619)524-2081. Facsimile quotations are acceptable and must be received on or before the COB on the closing date stated above. Facsimile quotations may be sent to (619)524-2440 or 2465.'' Note 22 applies, however, all offers received within 15 (in lieu of 45) days after date of publication of original synopsis will be considered by the Government. The applicable Standard Industrial Code (SIC) and size standard is 7378 and $18.0M. See Numbered Note(s): 1, 22. (0088)

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