Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Code D-7810, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

D -- CABLETRON LANCARE MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL 1425-98-SQ-81-62003 DUE 101297 POC Carol A. White, Purchasing Agent,303/236-8040 x235 WEB: Acquisition and Assistance Services Current Solicitation Page, http://www.usbr.gov/aamsden/AAMsol.html. E-MAIL: Acquisition and Assistance Services' Contact, cwhite@do.usbr.gov. 17. Concerns having the ability to furnish the following services are requested to give written notification, including a telephone number for a POC to the acquisition office listed in this notice within 15 calendar days from the date of synopsis. The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for providing LANCare maintenance for Cabletron equipment October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998. The following Cabletron equipment will be covered under the maintenance agreement: 30 -- M5psm, 49 -- IRM-2, 134 -- TPMIM-24, 12 -- TMRMIM-36, 9 -- MMAC-3FNB, 8 -- IRBM, 7 -- EMME, 3 -- FOMIM-26, 3 -- FOMIM-28, and 2 -- FOMIM-22. It is the Bureau's belief that Cabletron, Rochester, NH, is the only firm capable of providing these services based on the fact that this firm provides maintenance service for their proprietary equipment. This requirement shall be processed in accordance with FAR Part 12, Commercial Products and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, utilizing a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items as prescribed in FAR Subpart 12.6, and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract, and is not a formal solicitation. However, concerns that respond shall provide detailed data concerning their capabilities, directed to fax number 303/236-8630, Attention: Carol A. White. This notice is the only official notice of this action. See Note 22. (0270)

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