U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Procurement And Contracts Branch, Mail Stop O-20, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

J -- PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON GOVERNMENT OWNED COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT POC Arza Gardner, Contract Specialist, (202) 942,4997 or Rosetta Wright-Samuel, (202) 942-4990. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a sole source requirement for preventive maintenance services to be provided for SEC owned Cisco Communication equipment. Services include obtaining software applications support and upgrades for CiscoWorks running on OpenView. The SEC has surveyed the market and determined that CISCO Systems located at 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 is the only company that can provide all the government's stated needs. See Note 22. Posted 11/18/98 (W-SN272570). (0322)

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