Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Rm. 4210, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229

70 -- HDS HIGH-SPEED MAINFRAME-36 MONTH LTOP SOL CS-96-007 DUE 080196 POC Terence Lew, Contracting Officer, 202-927-0423. The U.S. Customs Service intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis (RFP No. CS-96-007) with ViON Corporation to acquire one (1) Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Skyline high-speed mainframe via a 36-month LTOP plan to be installed in the U.S. Customs Data Center, Springfield, Virginia. The authority for this acquisition will be 41 USC 253(c)(1). HDS or ViON Corporation, exclusive distributor of HDS equipment is the only source capable of providing the HDS Skyline series high-speed mainframe. Processing speed in excess of 60 MIPS is the essential performance factor supporting acquisition of the planned HDS high-speed processor. The equipment must be IBM compatible, and shall be capable of accomodating both ESCON and parallel channel connectivity. With its processing units rrated at 90 MIPS, the HDS Skylne series equipment has been determined to be the only processor which will meet Customs needs. (0165)

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