Department of Transportation, Transportation Administrative Service Center, (TASC) Acquisition Services, SVC-180, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 9413, Washington, D.C. 20590

70 -- THIRTY SIX (36) TRACK TAPE CONTROL UNITS & ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT SOL DTTS59-97-Q-172077 POC Mark Welch, 202/366-4971 The Dept. of Transportation/TASC intends to award a sole source contract for the acquisition of two (2) 36 track tape controls and associated equipment to Storage Technology Corporation (STK). The tape controls are to be installed into an existing STK tape system and the only product capable of being integrated into this system is the STK tape control unit Module # 4490M30. No other product is compatible with the existing system. This notice is not a request of offers from other sources. See Note 22 (0320)

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