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D -- RENEWAL OF PROPRIETARY COMPUTER SOFTWARE LICENSES SOL 01-97AD73025.000 POC Patrick A. Thornton, Contract Specialist, (202) 426-0126; David Tyma, Contracting Officer, (202) 426-0130; both FAX (202) 426-0164. The U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters Procurement Operations, intends to award a contract to SAS Institute, Inc. for renewal of licenses for Fiscal Year 1998 for the following computer software: for IBM ES9021-580, Base SAS, Graph, BaseS2K; for IBM ES9221-221, Base SAS and Graph; for HP 9000/725, Base SAS and SAS Access Oracle. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis by submitting proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy, ATTN: Patrick A. Thornton, HR-541, 1000 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington D.C. 20585. Proposals must include pricing for all products. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen (15) days after date of publication for this synopsis will be fully considered by the Government. No contract will be made on the basis of any response to this notice because this synopsis of intent to award a contract shall not be considered a solicitation document. (0167)

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