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

D -- ADP SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL RFP 200-21-98 POC POC: Justina S. Hamberg, 512-326-6501; Contracting Officer: Justina S. Hamberg, 512-326-6501 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, justina.hamberg@mail.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), Austin, Texas intends to negotiate sole source with Sterling Software, Operations Management Division, for the maintenance of SOLVE: Access, SOLVE: Central-Info/Master, SOLVE: Netmaster, SOLVE: Netmaster for TCP/IP and SOLVE: Operations for MVS for FY 99. Responses must be in writing and must be received within 8 calendar days of this notice. Third party firms will be considered only if responding in writing with clear and convincing evidence that it has been granted rights by Sterling Software to provide software maintenance service of the proprietary software identified herein. Responses must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the service. No solicitation documents are available and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. The determination to open competition based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Faxed responses may be sent to the Contracting Officer at 512-326-6028, with the hard copy to follow in the mail. Posted 08/12/98 (W-SN235857). (0224)

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