RENEWAL OF IBM HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR USPS This is a notice that the Postal Service intends to renew their hardware maintenance support with IBM under contract 102590-98-N-0913 for mainframe configurations located in Raleigh NC, San Mateo, CA and Minneapolis, MN. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements. A determination by the USPS not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the USPS. Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. E-MAIL: Mark Hopkins, Purchasing Specialist, email address, mhopkin2@email.usps.gov. Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283110).

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