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70 -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL N66001-98-Q-1751 DUE 102197 POC Purchasing Agent, Ms. Claudia A. Aguzar, Code D221, (619)524-3063. Contracting Officer, Ms. Chris Lewis, (619)524-2728. The government intends to procure on a sole source basis to VM Assist a software maintenance for 1 year period. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, supplemented with information included in this notice. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses that are applicable and in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) and the Defense Acquisition Circular. It is the contractors responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. No RFQ will be prepared or made available. While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final contract award will be based on (select one or a combination of factors -- a combination of price and delivery/a determination of responsibility/ technically acceptable low bids). "Note 22 applies, however, all offers received within 15 days (in lieu of 45 days) after date of publication of original synopsis will be consideredby the Government." See Numbered Notes from any Monday edition of the CBD. Specifications as follows: Provide the VM insurance mainframe systems programming technical support service for one year. Telephone support must be available 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week with technical response within an hour. Service is to include software maintenance and upgrades, documentation problem determination and resolution, product tuning, and systems programmer backup to cover 23 products cost including a 10% government discount. VM Insurance Software List are as follows: VM/SP HPO -- ICKDSF, EREP, OS/VS Cobol compiler and library, VS Fortran compiler, C/370 library, VS/APL, SQL/DS version 2, PSF, Reslim, RSCS 2.3, PL/1 Compiler (OS), IPF, DMS/CMS, DCF (Script), VM Real monitor, VM/Pass-Through Facility, ACF/VTAM, IBM TCP/IP Version 2, VSE/VSAM. VM/CENTER II -- SAS, SPSSX, SYNCSORT, FOCUS. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. Please call (619) 524-3063 or fax in quote to (619)524-3407. Questions may be directed to the Purchasing Agent responsible for this action. The applicable Standard Industrial Code (SIC) and Size Standard is: _7372/18.0. (0276)

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