DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Internal Revenue Service, (M:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

70 -- SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING SOL TIRNO97Q00157 DUE 062397 POC Contract Specialist, Rhonda L. Washington, 202-283-1387 The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a purchase order on a non-competitive basis to Arbortext, Inc. for the following: (5) Adept Editor PC (fixed), (5) Maintenance for Adept Editor PC (fixed) for 12 months which includes telephonic technical support and software updates and new releases, (23) Adept Editor Pc (concurrent), (23) Maintenance for Adept Editor PC (concurrent)for 12 months which includes telephonic technical support and software updates and new releases, 2) Adept Editor Classes tailored to IRS Program needs to be conducted prior to September 30, 1997 on site. All responsible sources who can provide the above requirements shall submit written quotations, no later than 15 days from the published date of this announcement. Quotations must include FOB Point, GCA Contract Number (if applicable) payment terms, delivery date, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (if applicable) in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-3 (Mar 1994), business size (i.e., large, small, minority, or woman owned) based on SIC Code 7372. No RFQ will be issued. Requests for solicitations will be considered non responsive. All questions must be submitted in written format and mailed to the Contract Specialist at the address identified above or faxed to (202) 283-1515. No facsimile quotations will be accepted. Quotations must be mailed to the address above. If no responses are received the award will be made to Arbortext, Inc. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. (0155)

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