Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207-0696

70 -- IBM SOFTWARE POC Junghie Elky Tel: 410-965-9483 The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking to identify vendors who can provide IBM mainframe software. The software is currently installed on one Hitachi Skyline 72, Group 120 machine and four Hitachi GX8824, Group 100 machines joined by an IBM parallel sysplex coupling facility. The mainframes, all located in Baltimore, MD (SSA headquarters), have ESA operating systems. A representative list of software currently running on the systems include: TSO/E, NETVIEW, DFSMS, RMF, PL1 RESIDENT, ACF/VTAM, ACF/SSP, FORTRAN, ASSEMBLER, JES3, CICS, GDDM, TPNS, ACF/NCP, INFORMATION/SYS, SMP/E, PL1 TRANSIENT, ISPF, COBOL II, and MVS/BDT. SSA knows of only one source, IBM Corporation, which has the requisite knowledge, experience, and facilities to provide the software. Interested schedule and non-schedule vendors who can furnish the software are invited to submit in writing a substantial statement clearly demonstrating comparable quality of software offered, substantiated by technical data brochures, and GSA contract numbers (if applicable). No cost or pricing data is required or requested. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Government does not intend to pay for the information solicited or received. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the source data received. Any interested organization must submit appropriate data within 15 calendar days of this announcement. (0051)

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