Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL Reference-Number-Q-0-QF-0B-00-A42 DUE 083100 POC Leona Brown, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 283-1455, Fax (202) 283-0610, Email leona.m.brown@irs.gov -- Leona Brown, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 283-1455, Fax (202) 283-0610, Email leona.m.brown@irs.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=Reference-Number-Q-0-QF-0B-00-A42&LocID=1764. E-MAIL: Leona Brown, leona.m.brown@irs.gov. Notice of intent to award a contract to Storage Technology Corporation for the maintenance and technical support of existing Network Systems Corporation equipment and software located at IRS Service and Computing centers nationwide. Vendors who can provide the required services at prices, terms and conditions equal to or better than those which can be provided by Storage Technology should submit clear and convincing data in writing substantiating an ability to furnish the entire requirement. Responses to this notice must be received by this office within 45 days of its date of publication. Telephonic and facsimile inquiries will not be accepted. Any responses should be mailed to: Internal Revenue Service, National Office Procurement, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Attn: Leona M. Brown, A:P:I:E. If a response is received that meets the Government's requirements and analysis of both technical and pricing documentation indicate that a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous, a formal solicitation may be issued. Currently, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Requests for same will be considered non-responsive. The reference number for this announcement is Q-0-QF-0B-00-A42. If no compelling responses are received, award will be made to Storage Technology Corporation. See Note 22. Posted 07/18/00 (D-SN476183). (0200)

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