Department of Veterans Affairs (381), 1615 Woodward St., Austin, Texas 78772

D -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL 200-97-1 DUE 081596 POC Albert Villalpando-512/326-6027 The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center, Austin, Texas, intends to issue a sole source contract to Intersolv, 9420 Key West Ave., Rockville, Maryland 20850. This acquisition provides for software maintenance services to the products: 1) APS Development Center, including the products MV-APTR Application Painters, MV-GIDM MVS-IDMS DB, MV-IIDD, MVS-IDMS IDD, MV-GIDC, MVS IDMS DC MV CUSF Customization Facility, MV-OXLP On Line Express, MV-PPTR Program Printer, MV-ADIR Application Dictionary Utilities, MV-ONSD On Screen Document Facility, and CICS Generator. 2) APS/MVXS Customization Facility. No solicitation document is available and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. Responses must be in writing and must be received in this office 15 calendar days from publication of this notice, and must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow for the evaluation of software services offered. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. As a result of analysing responses to this synopsis of intent, the Contracting Officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. If a solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended vendor and all firms that respond to this synopsis of intent. Determination to open competition based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. (0205)

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