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

R -- PARTTIME CONSULTANT SERVICES DUE 082800 POC Joan Johnson, Purchasing Agent 202/942/4984 Rosetta Wright-Samuel, Contracting Officer 202/942/4996 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Mr. Larry Hoskins, located at 716 Culpeper Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22405. Mr. Hoskins will serve as a part-time information technology (IT) consultant. The IT consultant shall provide a variety of critical advisory services including: 1) reviewing and anlayzing critical legacy application issues within the jurisdiction of the Office of Information Technology and how these issues impact other divisions and offices; 2) reviewing and advising OIT staff as to the requirements and implications to the changing and/or migration of legacy applications to the modernized environment. As part of his duties, the consultant will be expected to attend meetings and conferences on above matters, report developments and render advice accordingly. The period of performance will be one year from date of award. The SEC has surveyed the market and believes that Mr.Hoskins, due to unique expertise and specialized knowledge,is the only source capable of meeting these requirements. Accordingly the SEC intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302, for a part-time consultant. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by calling Joan Johnson at the above number by 2:00 pm. on August 21, 2000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by above date and time will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 08/07/00 (W-SN483174). (0220)

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