11 CONS/LGCA, 500 Duncan Avenue, Room 250, Bolling AFB, DC 20332-0305

D -- MAINTENANCE OF NOVELL SOFTWARE SOL F49642-97-R0289. Contact, Kimberly Ball, 202/767-7947/Contracting Officer, Shirley A. Norton, 202/767-8095. The 11th Contracting Squadron/LGCA, Bolling AFB, DC, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price purchase order to Novell, Inc 2323 Horsepen Road, Herndon, VA 22071, for the maintenance of Novell proprietary software to include Groupwise Client, GW Message Server, GW API Gateway and GW SMTP Gateway. The maintenance shall consist of telephonic support, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, EST. Maintenance also includes free upgrades and updates. The contracting action shall be conducted using simplified, acquisition procedures. The projected period of performance will be from the date of award through 30 Sep 97. Authority is 10 USC 2304 (c)(1), applicable when ``supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, an no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.'' The SIC code for this requirement is 7378. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. See Numbered Note 22. (291)

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