U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Procurement And Contracts Branch, Mail Stop O-20, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

J -- MAINTENANCE OF SOFTWARE SOL SECHQ1-00-Q-0013 DUE 030700 POC Joan Johnson, P. A. 202/942/4984 or Rosetta Wright-Samuel C. O. 202/942/4996 The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sterling Software, Inc. CSG of 5215 N. O'Conner Blvd, Irving, TX 75029-3771 for maintenance of the following proprietary software:Direct OS/390 Base; Direct (SNA) NonStop Kernel/NASD.3 K10000 and Direct (SNA) NonStop Kernel CRD.1 CyClone. SEC will give consideration to any vendors able to provide full maintenance on the above equipment, and must be able to provide: 1-Continuation of license to use the current software; 2-Technical services for the software, 3-Maintenance upgrades and 4-Corrections to the software. All affirmative resposes must be faxed to Ms. Johnson on 703/942/9226 before 2:00 p.m. on March 8, 2000. If no affirmation written response is received by March 8 at 2:00 p.m. stating maintenance service with above requirements, is available, and that it is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining this service through a sole source perchase order with Sterling Software, Inc., CSG; a sole source purchase order award will be made. Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN430058). (0061)

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