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D -- REPLACE EXISTING DOS BASED FORM 1 SOFTWARE WITH A WINDOWS BASED VERSION AND AUTOMATE FORM 6 FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT POC POC is Charlotte Greenwell at 202-219-1156, Contracting Officer is Sylvia Brown at 202-219-1155 The FERC propose to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with Applications Solutions and Technologies, Inc., (ASTI) located at 1803 Research Blvd., Suite 403, Rockville, MD 20850, in accordance with FAR 6.302.1. The contractor will be required to replace the existing DOS based Form 1 software with a Windows 95 based version, and automate another form -- the Form 6, similar to the Windows 95 version of the Form 1 within 60 days after contractor award. ASTI initially produced the Form 1 software under another contract and currently has the source code. See Note 22. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. (0052)

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