Army Research Laboratory, ALC Procurement Division, ATTN: AMSRL-OP- SD-PC, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1197

J -- MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CRAY-2 SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM SOL DAAL01-96-R-9472 DUE 083196 POC Patricia States, Contract Specialist, (301) 394-4348, Carolyn S. Gonser, Contracting Officer, (301) 394-1604. This procurement is for the maintenance and support services for a Cray-2 Supercomputer System for 12 months. This is a sole source procurement to Cray Research, Inc., Calverton, MD, as Cray is the original manufacturer and developer of the system, including the source code for the system. Cray has proprietary rights over the source code. Thus, no other vendor would be able to keep the Cray-2 system fully operational. This procurement will result in a modification to the existing contract with Cray. All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the Agency. No telephone requests will be honored. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0221)

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