Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 0000-225062 DUE 022097 POC Jo-Ann Stewart, Contract Specialist, (703) 875-6051 The U. S. Department of State intends to extend contract 0000-225062 awarded to DynCorp Support Services Division. It is anticipated that this contract extension will be for six months using FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. The period of performance for this extension will be from March 1, 1997 through August 31, 1997. The contract provides for Information Technology (IT) support services necessary to perform communications maintenance, operations, and engineering; logistical operations, and inventory management; IT security and resources; and related administrative support service for the Department of State, Office of Information Management. Therefore, extending the current Contract will provide for the continuation of these "mission critical" services bridging the gap between expiration of the existing contract on February 28, 1997 and award of the follow-on contract in FY-97. There is no solicitation available for this extension. However, the follow-on contract is currently being recompeted as a full and open competition under solicitation number S-OPRAQ-97-R-0604. Interested parties should request a copy by contacting Ms. Jo-Ann Stewart, U.S. Department of State, A/OPR/ACQ, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219. No telephone requests will be honored (0358)

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