U.S. Department of Justice, Procurement Services Staff, National Place, Suite 1040, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530

B -- JCON PROGRAM EVALUATION SOL DOJ-SAS-9-W-096 DUE 092999 POC Michelle Wall 202-307-1944 BB -- Department of Justice Consolidated Office Network (JCON) Program Evaluation -- The Department of Justice (DOJ), subject to availability fo funds, intends to issue on a sole-source basis, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures FAR Part 13, purchase orders to the following participants who have been identified to comprise a team of experts to conduct an evaluation on the status of DOJs JCON program: Art Hersh, The Hersh Group; George Parkins, CTA, Inc.; Ray McMillian, McMillan and Associates; and Bob Ludwig. This team will be tasked with evaluating the JCON program to provide a clear assessment of the state of the project, identify areas in which the project is performing and identify major risks to its success. Responses received as a result of this notice of intent shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses will not be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirementto competition, based upon the written responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated term of the purchase orders will be from 9/30/99 through 11/30/99. Responses must be submitted to the address shown in item 7 by COB September 29, 1999.***** Posted 09/25/99 (W-SN384443). (0268)

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