SP -- YEAR 2000 COMPLANCE effective immediately, all purchasing instruments issued by McGuire AFB will contain language similar to the following (modified as needed): Year 2000 Compliance a. Commercial Computer Systems and Programming The Contractor shall warrant fault free performance in the processing of date and date related data (including but not limited to calculating, comparing and sequencing) by all hardware and software products, individually and in combination from date of contract award. Fault free performance shall include the manipulation of this data when dates are in the 20th and 21st centuries and shall be transparent to the user. b. Microprocessors as Part of Systems All microprocessor-based equipment, software, or firmware, which will be required to process date/time calculations, installed in any system in this contract shall be year 2000 compliant. Typical systems include, but are not limited to, Fire Alarm Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems, HVAC Control Systems, Utility or Energy Monitoring and Control Systems, traffic control systems, Elevator Controls, telephone systems, electrical substation controls, utility monitoring and controls at energy plants or fuel storage facilities, local area networks, communications systems, public address systems, and specialty systems such as for research laboratories, etc. These systems shall be year 2000 compliant and shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations. In addition, these systems when used in combination with other information technology (either installed as part of this contract or by others) shall accurately process date/time data, provided the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. Year 2000 problems will not be an excuse for failing to meet contractual obligations. Thus, we expect that you are addressing these challenges as one of your highest priorities. We ask that you work with us to assure the nation that the arrival of the year 2000 will not undermine our defense. Your cooperation in this matter is most gratefully appreciated. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=F28609-99-YEA R2000NOTIFICATION&LocID=564. E-MAIL: Manuel Revilla, manuel.revilla@mcguire.af.mil. Posted 03/23/99 (D-SN311768).

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