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D -- COMPUTER ASSOCIATES SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL HCFA-CA-99-0001 DUE 030899 POC Peggy Hetrick, 410-786-3011 The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with Computer Associates International, Inc., software maintenace, based on a MIPS PLAN, for the period April 01, 1999 through March 31, 2000. The procurement will be conducted under other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) for Computer Associates software running on the IBM 9021-942 and the IBM 9672-R64. The licenses are for proprietary software inclusive of annual maintenance and customer support for Computer Associates, Inc. software installed at the HCFA Data Center. If no affirmative written documentation is received within (15) calendar days of this synopsis, HCFA will proceed with negotiations to issue a contract, under the authority of the test program for commercial items, to Computer Associates International, Inc. Posted 02/19/99 (I-SN300313). (0050)

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