Department of Veterans Affairs (381), Austin Automation Center, 1615 E. Woodward St., Austin, TX 78772

D -- ADP SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL 200-4-98 POC Darleen Gravell -- 512/326-6501 The Department of Veterans Affairs Austin Automation Center, Austin, Texas intends to negotiate sole source with Sterling Software for the maintenance of CONNECT-DIRECT for MVS for FY 98. Responses must be in writing, must be received within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice, and must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow for the evaluation of service. Third party firms will be considered but only if responding with clear and convincing evidence that they have been granted rights to provide maintenance services on proprietary software products identified herein. No solicitation documents are available and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. (0245)

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