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70 -- STERLING SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE DUE 102998 POC Tuana Williams/Alyce Niklich, 618/229-9449 DESC: The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Computer Technology Division, Procurement Branch (DTS42) intends to issue a sole source contract to Sterling Software Inc., Storage Management Division for the acquisition of renewal of maintenance and technical support for various SAMS software product to be used on the Amdahl 5995-8670M. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304 (1), Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Companies who can provide the above listed equipment must indicate their interest within 3 days of this announcement. Any party interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation shall provide written notice to the Contracting Office. Datafax requests to 618-229-9592 are acceptable. No contract award will be made on the basis of quotations/proposals received in response to this notice, since this synopsis cannot be considered a Request for Quotations/Proposals. The resultant contract will be firm, fixed price. All responses from responsible sources will be considered for evaluating the award of the contract. Oral communications are not acceptable. SIC Code: 7372 Posted 10/21/98 (W-SN264151). (0294)

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