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

D -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RENEWAL FOR STERLING SOFTWARE (SAMS PRODUCTS) SOL 200-14-99 POC Justina S. Hamberg: 512-326-6501; Bill Cox: 512-326-6241 E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the Contracting Officer., justina.hamberg@mail.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), intends to negotiate with Sterling Software, Storage Management Division, on a sole source basis for software maintenance renewal of SAMS: Disk, Allocate, and Vantage Base. FAR Part 12 procedures will be used. The software is proprietary and protected by U.S. copyright and patent laws. AAC knows of no other source for this proprietary software. Interested parties must provide clear and convincing evidence by 3/17/99 that they have been granted rights by Sterling Software to provide the software maintenance services being procured. In addition, responses must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow for the evaluation of the service. No solicitation exists and requests for such will not be accepted. The Contracting Officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. However, if one is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. The determination to open competition is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses may be faxed to 512-326-6028 or e-mailed to the Contracting Officer. Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305520). (0064)

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