National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room Bll7, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

70 -- ETHERNET CONCENTRATOR WITH FLEXIBLE NETWORK BUS TECHNOLOGY AND SNMP MANAGEMENT SOL 52SBNB5C8638 DUE 031795 POC Marsha Rodgers (301) 975-6398/Contracting Officer: Ruth Ann Maris The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiation on a sole source basis with Cabletron Systems, Incorporated, Rochester, New Hampshire, for two each ethernet concentrators with flexible network bus technology and SNMP management, 3 9 port 10baseT non-intelligent HUBS, 2 MMAC-8 chassis, and 4 power supply modules--FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland-- Required Delivery Time 14 days--This is a sole source requirement because NIST is expanding an existing campus wide area network. It is critical that the equipment used in expanding the network are fully compatible with the existing equipment and both physically and electronically interchangeable with the existing equipment. Cabletron Systems is the only manufacturer of ethernet concentrators and its supporting networking equipment which incorporates the flexible network bus technology--See Note 22. (0034)

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