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J -- CISCO 7000 ROUTER MAINTENANCE SOL F0561197Q5087 DUE 111096 POC Sheri Denny, Contract Specialist, 719-333-6081 Everett Carter, Contracting Officer, 719-333-2732. This acquisition is approved for a sole source acquisition action from CISCO Systems Inc., 4600 S. Ulster St., Suite 960, Denver CO 80237 as authorized by AFFAR Sup. 5313.106 under Simplified Acquisition Procedures- No Request for Quote (RFQ) package will be issued- Description of Services: Monthly maintenance of the following - CISCO 7000 Routers, qty 6 (six) each, CISCO 7010 Router, qty 2 (two) each, CISCO 4500 Router, qty 1 each, CISCO 2500 Router, qty 2 (two) each, and CISCO AGS+ Router, qty 2 (two) each. Maintenance includes all firmware/software upgrades, maintenance software/firmware releases including instructions for installation. Telephone support minimum (8:00AM- 5:00PM, MST, Monday thru Friday) with 1- hour call-back response, on-line technical knowledge database access support available 7 days/24 hours via Internet or facsimile, and a regularly updated CD-ROM (quarterly minimum). Support shall include 7 day/24 emergency level (i.e., Router firmware crash) telephone support with 1 hour call back response. Performance period shall be 10 Nov 96, or date of award whichever is later, through 30 Sep 97. All interested sources may identify their ability to perform the above maintenance by submitting their pricing data, experience history must be provided- Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement- If requesting the bid by fax, you may send your requests to 719-333-4404, Attn: Sheri Denny- The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 7378 and the Business Size Standard is $14.5 M. - Award will not be made on the basis of responses received to this synopsis- If no favorable responses are received by close of business 15 days from the date this notice appears in the CBD, a purchase order will be negotiated with the above named source. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0297)

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