DISA-DITCO/DTS42, 2300 East Drive, Bldg 3600, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

74 -- HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SOL DMCUML98MP12073AA POC Karen Kincaid/(618) 256-9707; Darlene Cutler/(618) 256-9697 the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) intends to issue a purchase order to Filetek, Inc., 9400 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 for hardware and software maintenance of Filetek Model 9920-SM including an SM/1 processor with 32 MB of memory, 6.2 GB of magnetic disk, one 630 GB optical storage library with 4 optical disk drives and a hierarchical storage management software system. Maintenance will include two-hour response time and technical telephone support Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Filetek hardware/softwre is currently proprietary and corporately protected technology. The maintenance is therefore being acquired using other than full and open competition under the authority of 40 USC 759(g), Specific Make and Model. See Numbered Note 22. (0195)

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