Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Procurement Department (PD), 1200 K Street, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20005-4026

58 -- NETWORK NODE (NEC 2000) Contact Contract Specialist Janice D. Johnson, 202/326-4160 X 6859/ Contracting Officer, Robert W. Herting (202) 326-4160. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to procure a network node (NEC 2000) from NEC Business Systems for the existing NEAX system to serve it's Wilmington, DE facility. This network node expansion will be covered under PBGC's existing service contract with NEC BCS and it is necessary to procure this network expansion equipment from the same source to ensure expeditious warranty service. In view of the contractor's familiarity and expertise with our current system, it is in PBGC's best interest to award a contract to NEC Business Systems. This is not a request for proposals. See Note 22. (180)

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