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J -- RAPID EXPLOITATION SYSTEM, CUSTOM PRODUCT PRODUCTION SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE DUE 042800 POC Diane Peters, fax 703-648-7901 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, fpeters@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a requirement to purchase maintenance of Custom Product Product software, Rapid Exploitation System. THE USGS ANTICIPATES AWARDING THE PURCHASE ORDER TO THE HARRIS CORPORATION, of Chantilly, VA, which owns the proprietary source code to the software. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY; no formal RFQ will be available.. This award will be made on or about 1 May 2000, under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $100,000,00. Any Vendors who may own source code and who have been certified by The Harris Corporation are invited to provide affirmative response to this notice by faxing request to the CO at 703-648-7901. An affirmative response must include, but not limited to, offered products, price lists, warranties, and any additional information indicating a bona fide ability to meet this requirement. All responses must be received in this office within 10 calendar days from the date this publication first appears. All responses must be in writing, no telephone requests will be accepted. Posted 04/19/00 (W-SN446468). (0110)

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