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70 -- ACQUISITION OF REMEDIAL ON-CALL MAINTENANCE FOR AN IBM MAINFRAME COMPUTER SOL F04699-96-A0384 DUE 122796 POC Buyer, Elizabeth Gamboa/PKOCC/ (916) 643-4238, Contracting Officer, Nellie M. Powell, (916) 643-3952. Acquisition of remedial on-call IBM 4381 Mainframe Computer Maintenance, IBM Hardware Terminal Maintenance, and IBM Cartridge Tape Drive Maintenance in accordance with an equipment list and statement of work that will be provided with the solicitation. Period of Performance is 01 Jan 97 thru 30 Sep 97 with two option years. This is an "all or none" requirement. Descriptions, quantities, locations are based on the best available data at the time. Actual solicitation requirements may differ. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact Allen Taylor at (916)643-5209, with serious concerns only. Routine communications concerning this acquisition should be directed to the buyer listed elsewhere in this synopsis. All responsible sources may submit a proposal/quotation which shall be considered by the agency. When requesting a solicitation, provide information as to whether your organization (together with its affiliates) is a large or small business and whether it is a small disadvantaged business. All interested parties are urged to provide their CAGE Code and Contractor Establishment Code (CEC) with their written requests. Written responses only, verbal requests will not be honored. FAX number is (916) 643-4157. (0347)

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