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J -- MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES, AND ON-SITE SUPPORT OF NETWORKING EQUIPMENT POC Alan W. Crupi, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.CR (202) 767-3595 and Wilberena Cosby, Contracting Officer, Code 3220.WB The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to negotiate on other than full and open competition basis with Fore Systems Federal Incorporated, Columbia, MD 21045. This is a follow-on contract for on-site maintenance, integration/upgrade of hardware and software, and technology refreshment of Fore Systems state-of-the-art asynchronous transmission mode (ATM) networking equipment. Fore Systems shall provide the personnel, parts, equipment, and integration of hardware and software on government owned equipment located in Washington, DC and metro area, Arlington, VA, Stennis, MS, and Monterey, CA. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. This notice is considered to be sole source and therefore, no solicitation will result from this announcement. Any questions should be directed to Alan W. Crupi, Naval Research Laboratory, (202) 767-3595. Reference number: 00CR04. See Note 22. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416112). (0014)

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