Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 GWYNN OAK AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21207-5279

70 -- NOTICE TO NEGOTIATE WITH SERENA SOFTWARE FOR ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE LI CENSE. DUE 081998 POC JOANNE TARR, 410-965-9474 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JOANNE.TARR@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with Serena Software International, 500 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, CA for the purchase of a second copy of Serena's proprietary licensed software product; COMPAREX/MVS. SSA currently licenses and maintains a copy of the COMPAREX/MVS on a mainframe computer system located in the SSA's National Computer Center in Baltimore, MD. SSA requires an additional copy for installation on SSA's Year 2000 Test Facility, also located in the SSA's National Computer Center in Baltimore, MD. Interested parties must respond to this notice by COB, August 19, 1998. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to COMPAREX98. Responses should be submitted to the address cited at the beginning of this notice. FAXED RESPONSES SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided. Posted 08/03/98 (D-SN231602). (0215)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0358 19980805\70-0001.SOL)