70 -- BUFFER POOL TOOL LEASE AND MAINTENANCE RENEWAL

Notice Date

October 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

ZIP Code

21207-5279

Solicitation Number

BPT02-CCS

Response Due

October 10, 2001

Point of Contact

Cynthia Spencer, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109653369, Fax 4109659560, Email cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov -- Wayne Mcdonald, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659480, Fax 4109659560, Email wayne.mcdonald@ssa.gov

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue an order under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Responsive Systems Company of Morganville, NJ for the annual lease/maintenance of the proprietary software product Buffer Pool Tool for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. The software lease/maintenance is currently known to be available only through Responsive Systems Company. Buffer Pool Tool was originally purchased by SSA from the proprietor, Responsive Systems Company, and is currently installed on SSA's Systems 71 and 75 (respectively, a Hitachi Skyline 827 running at 975 MIPS and a Hitachi Skyline 825, 780 MIPS) under a parallel sysplex environment. This synopsis constitutes the only announcement on the particular requirements described herein. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response hereto shall not be honored or acknowledged. However, any responsible firm that believes it has the capability to provide SSA the required maintenance/lease may write to the referenced contracting officer. Faxed responses will not be accepted. All responses must be written and received by October 10, 2001 for consideration. Respondents should refer to BPT02-CCS. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. If no affirmative written responses are received by this date, to the effect that a comparable source exists other than Responsive Systems Company , an order will be placed, based on simplified acquisition procedures, with Responsive Systems Company for the Buffer Pool Tool leave/maintenance. =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011004/70SOL002.HTM (D-275 SN50Z4B8)