US POSTAL SERVICE 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Room 4541 Washington DC 20260-6238

70 -- FCSC REMOTE VAX/VMS SUPPORT SERVICES POC Kathleen Duffey, Contracting Officer, (202) 268-2662. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) intends to place an order with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for Field Computing Service Center (FCSC) Remote VAX/VMS Support Services located in Raleigh, NC. The requirement shall support 85 district DEC/VAX computer facilities located across the country in the deployment and implementation of PERMIT/CTAS application to 600 new sites. The tasks associated with this effort require support in the VAX System Management, TCP/IP Implementation, and PERMIT to BRAVIS conversion. This is a notice of intent to acquire through an existing contract between the USPS and DEC, therefore no solicitation document exist. The U.S. Postal Service will award a contract or an open market purchase order based on the responses to this notice in accordance with U.S. Postal Service regulations and ploicies. Interested parties are invited to submit a written response within 5 business days after publication of this notice which must include pricing, technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the entire requirement. The U.S. Postal Service will be the sole determiner regarding the offeror ability to meet this requirement. Responses to this notice will be used to determine whether bonafide competition exists. If no affirmative writted documentation, technical specs, pricing, etc. are received, an order will be placed against the above referenced contract. Responses may be forwarded to Kathleen Duffey, Contracting Officer, U.S. Postal Service, Information Systems Purchasing, Room 4541, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20260-6238. No telephone calls please. (0293)

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