SERVER SOFTWARE, INSTALLATION AND TRAINING The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to solicit and negotiate with Veritas Software Corporation on a sole source basis to award a contract to provide software, installation and training that is designed specifically to minimize down time for the Human Resources Management System (HRMS). The software acquired will allow the automatic utilization of the Peoplesoft application from one server to another server given a situation such as server downtime. Other sources capable of satisfying this requirement are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to satisfy this requirement. All responses should reference PR 480/0234Z/99. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Oral communications are not acceptable to this synopsis. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this synopsis is solely with the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity. Submit responses Defense Intelligence Agency, Attn: DAP-2/Jacquelyn Connell, Bldg. 6000, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC 20340-5100. This announcement may seve as the only notice in the event of a procurement. Posted 08/18/99 (W-SN369393).

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