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D -- SOFTWARE TECHNICAL SUPPORT POC Zahra Hashmi, (202) 690-3977 In the late 1980's, the United States Department of Agriculture acquired perpetual licenses to use IBM software installed on its IBM mainframe computers in Kansas City, MO. The USDA intends to contract with IBM to continue technical support for the IBM proprietary software. The period of performance including all optional periods will be a maximum of ninety-six (96) months. USDA has perpetual licenses for the following IBM products: DEVICE SUPPORT FAC MVS/XA; EREP V3 VS1&MVS/SP(MVS/XA); ACF/VTAM FOR MVS/XA; DISOSS VERIONS 3 -- MVS; PRINT MGMT FACILITY; OVERLAY GENERATION LANG; DFDSS; DATA FAC HIERARCHL STG MGR; PERSONAL SERVICES/370 MVS; AFC/SSP Version 4; GDDM/MVS; GDDM/MVS -- PC LINK; NETVIEW MVS/XA; MVS/DITTO; D/370 FOR MVS -- IMAGE/GRAPHICS; ISPF/PDF V3 (MVS); BASIC/MVS; INFORMATION/MVS; IBM DATABASE 2 (DB2) V.2; MVS/DFP; GDDM IMAGE VIEW; VS PASCAL COMPLR & LIB; VS FORTRAN V2 COMP/LIB/DEBUG; GDDM-PGF; OS PL/I V2 COMPILER & LIB; SMP/E FOR OS/VS2(MVS)&OS/VS1; VS COBOL II COMP/LIB/DEBUG; ASSEMBLER H V2R1; MVS/SP -- JES 2; MVS/SP -- JES 2 -- ESCON FEATURE; OSI/CS MVS/XA/ESA; TSO/E V2; RMF V.4; OSI/FILE SERVICES/MVS; ISPF V3 FOR MVS; INFO/SYS V4/MVS; INFO/MGMT V4/MVS; CICS/ESA V3; ACF/VTAM V3 FOR MVS/ESA; OFFICE VISION/MVS SERIES; NETVIEW V2 MVS/ESA; APPLICATION SYSTEM V2; TPNS VER 3 REL 3; C/370 COMPILER V2; C/370 LIBRARY V2; OPEN NETWORK DIST. SERV MVS; OPEN NETWRK DIST SERV MVS BASE; BOOKMANAGER READ/MVS 1.2; JES2 MVS/SP V4; OPEN EDITION SHELL/UTILITIES; OPEN EDITION DEBUGGER; DFSMS/MVS V1 R1; QMF/MVS V3 R1; TSO FORTRAN PROMPTER (OS); FORTRAN IV (GI) COMP. (OS); FORTRAN IV (MOD II) (OS); IBM TCP/IP V2 CICS FEATURE; IBM TCP/IP V.2 FOR MVS; OS/VS SORT/MERGE; VS APL; DOCUMENT COMPOSITION FACILITY; DISOSS CONNECTION; A DEPART. RPTG SYSTEM (ADRS); OS FORTRAN IV H EXT; OS/390 BASE; OS/390 TCP CICS SOCKETS; OS/390 DSS HSM RMM; OS/390 RMF; OS/390 DF SORT; OS/390 GDDM/PGF; OS/390 C++ WITHOUT DEBUGGER; PRT SRVCS FACIL-MVS; BASIC MLC 3800 ATTACH; B MLC PSF/MVS GRP 4 ATTACH; X.25NPSI VERSION 2 BASIC MLC; X.25 NPSI VERSION 2 DSLO MLC; ACF/NCP V5 BASIC TIER 1; ACF/NCP V5 BASIC TIER 2; ACF/NCP V5 BASIC TIER 2.5; ACF/NCP V5 BASIC TIER 3; ACF/NCP V5 BASIC TIER 4; ACF/NCP V5 DSLO TIER 1; ACF/NCP V5 DSLO TIER 2; ACF/NCP V5 DSLO TIER 2.5; ACF/NCP V5 DSLO TIER 3; ACF/NCP V5 DSLO TIER 4; ACF/NCP for 3725 -- BASIC V4.3; ACF/NCP for 3725 -- DSLO V4.3; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 1 -- BASIC; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 2 -- BASIC; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 2.5 -- BASIC; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 3 -- BASIC; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 4 -- BASIC; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 1 -- DSLO; X.25 NPSI V3 TIER 2 -- DSLO; EMULATION PROGRAM BASIC; EMULATION PROGRAM DSLO; INFOLINK: ENH CONN; INFOLINK: CONN (SNA HOST); USER IDS ON FILE (40) @ 2.15/ID/MONTH; IBM EXPEDITE/MVS HOST SW; COMMON CARRIER (ESTIMATE); AGGREGATE TRAFFIC USAGE CHG (EST); SOFTWARE MALL ACCESS (2) @ 27.50/ID/MO The only known source currently providing technical support for the aforementioned software, including modification of the source code, as necessary, is IBM; however, interested parties who can demonstrate their capability and experience in providing these services for the listed products may submit documentation which demonstrates those capabilities. Alternatives including the same type of support for products other than those shown in the list above is not within the scope of this request for sources and will not be considered. Alternative products (products other than those shown in the list above) will not be acquired and will also not be considered. Any documentation provided must include information showing the potential offeror's past experience in supporting the aforementioned software as well as pricing. Pricing for these products will be based on mainframe capacity on which the software is installed as measured in MIPS (Millions of Instructions/Second). This is NOT a Request For Proposals. NO solicitation document exists. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be acknowledged. Written responses are due no later than March 1, 1998. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. (0344)

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