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D -- HOST ON DEMAND SOFTWARE DUE 092499 POC Donna Lester 202-720-1540 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, donna.lester@usda.gov. The government intends to modify Contract 53-3142-9-1001 with IBM Government Industry, 6710 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, to include Host on Demand Software and Support. Negotiations will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Source that meets the needs of the agency. Host on Demand software and support will be for use by the USDA, National Information Technology Center, Kansas City, MO, for itself and its customer base. The period of performance will be consistent with the option periods already negotiated under Contract 53-3142-9-1001 (through 9/30/2003, if all options are exercised). Posted 09/10/99 (W-SN378948). (0253)

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