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D -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE SOL 52PAPT80006 DUE 111997 POC Henrietta Brox, 703-305-8016 The Patent and Trademark Office intends to award a follow-on sole source purchase order to Alcosys, Incorporated, 7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 202, Falls Church, VA 22043 for the continued technical support and assistance needed to assist patent examiners with their examination tools and applications. The continuation of this effort will ensure continuity of the deployment of the upgraded PC equipment with the new Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system as well as the development of deliverables concerning present and future impact of information technology. This effort is largely based on previously deliverables. Alcosys has the experience to provide PTO the support they need and are familiar with the tools and applications. No other source has the knowledge developed by Alcosys, Inc. to fully provide the service needed on this task without going through a training program and a software application development process. This is not a request for proposal, no solicitation document is available. PTO intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Alcosys, Inc. (0321)

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