U. S. Postal Service, Headquarters Purchasing, 475 L'Enfant Plaza West SW, Room 4541, Washington, DC 20260-6238

70 -- 70--DASD COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES DUE 041795 POC POC Andrew Jernell, Contracting Officer, Room 4541, 475 L' Enfant Plaza SW, Washington DC 20260-6238, (202) 268-4172. No Collect Calls. The Postal Service intends to negotiate a non-competitive basis with EMC2 Corporation for DASD Storage Devices that are compatible with Amdahl Mainframe Computers. The unit will be required to be connect to the VM/XA operating system enviroment with the required 3880 control unit with 3380 disk units emulation. In addition, the unit must have the ability for real-time data availability in the event of a disaster. The proposed contractor will be required to deinstall the old DASD system, install the new system, and perform acceptance testing of the unit. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposal, therefore, no RFP exist. A determination by the USPS not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the USPS. Information received as a result of this notice willl normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All questions concerning this notice may be directed to Andrew Jernell at 202-268-4172. No collect call will be taken. (0107)

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