70 -- ANNUAL PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue on a sole-source basis under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures an order with Optimal Networks Corporation of Mountainview, CA for annual maintenance on six (6) copies of Optimal Application Expert Software and six (6) copies of Application Expert Decode Bundle Software installed at the SSA National Computer Center. To the Government's knowledge, Optimal Networks Corporation is the only known source that can provide the required software maintenance, as the software is proprietary to Optimal Networks, and the maintenance thereon is not available through dealers or other third parties. This is not a request for quotations nor an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response hereto shall not be honored or acknowledged. Any responsible firm that feels it has the capability to provide SSA the required software may write to the referenced contracting officer. All responses must be received by June 28, 1999. Respondents should refer to OptNet99-JCE. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. If no affirmative written responses are received by the due date to the effect that a comparable source exists, an order will be placed with Optimal Network Corporation for the requirement stated above. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information received. WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JUNGHIE.ELKY@ssa.gov. Posted 06/17/99 (D-SN344411).

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