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70 -- SECURE MESSAGING AND ROUTING TERMINAL (SMART) SOL Reference-Number-F25600-00-AFWA1 DUE 111999 POC Mark Hagood, Contract Specialist, Phone 402-294-5142, Fax 402-232-6571, Email mark.hagood@offutt.af.mil -- Susan Cummings, Contract Specialist, Phone 402-294-6950, Fax 402-232-6571, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-F25600-00-AFWA1&LocID=601. E-MAIL: Mark Hagood, mark.hagood@offutt.af.mil. NOTICE OF INTENT The 55th Contracting Office, Offutt AFB, NE intends to issue a sole-source purchase order under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Sterling Software for the acquisition of Secure Messaging and Routing Terminal (SMART) license, 3 Each for the period of 30 Nov 99 -- 31 Sep 00. This office conducted a market survey and no other manufacturers were found that could provide these items. Sterling Software is the only source that can provide these items. These items are covered by proprietary information and are not available through dealers or distributors. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response hereto will not be honored or acknowledged. All timely responses will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not it is advantageous for the Government to conduct a competitive procurement; no award will be made on the basis of any response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. The government will not pay for information submitted in response to this publication. Any responsible firm that feels it has the capability to provide these items may contact TSgt Mark W. Hagood, Contracting Specialist, at (402) 294-9811 no later than 1500 CST on 19 Nov 99. Posted 11/04/99 (D-SN398184). (0308)

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