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

D -- ADP SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL RFP 200-14-00 POC Contracting Officer: Justina S. Hamberg, 512-326-6501 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), Austin, Texas intends to negotiate sole source with Sterling Commerce, Inc. for continued maintenance of the licensed proprietary software, GENTRAN: Plus MVS (including Connect: MBX); and GENTRAN: Structure for the period 10/1/99 through 9/30/00. Responses must be in writing and must be received within 10 calendar days of this notice. Third party firms will be considered only if responding in writing with clear and convincing evidence that it has been granted rights by Sterling Commerce to provide software maintenance for the proprietary software identified herein. Responses must include pricing and documentation in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the service. No solicitation document is available and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. The determination to open competition based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. If one is issued, no additional synopsis will be issued. Faxed responses may be sent to the Contracting Officer at 512-326-6028, with the hard copy to follow in the mail. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN371168). (0235)

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