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70 -- IBM SOFTWARE SUPPORT, DOCUMENTATION, AND TRAINING FOR IBM PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE SOL 263-97C-0300 DUE 092498 POC Julius Y. Tidwell, Contracting Officer (301) 402-3074 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, Julius_Tidwell@nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management intends to issue a within-scope modification to NIH Contract Number 263-97C-0300 awarded to FDC Technologies, 4800 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Contract Number 263-97C-0300 is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Task/Delivery Order type contract providing hardware, maintenance, and hardware support for the NIH Center for Information Technology. IBM Corporation is a subcontractor to FDC Technologies under the subject contract. The National Institutes of Health intends to modify the subject contract to include contract line items providing software support, documentation and training for IBM proprietary software. The modification will include current mainframe related software and related software services. The statutory authority for this with-in scope modification is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302-1 and HHSAR 603.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement(FAR 6.301-1(b) (1) unique capabilities, e.g. supplies or services). The NIH Center for Information Technology's required services are based on the MVS and VM Operating Systems (also known as OS/390), a set of proprietary products of IBM. MVS and VM are the only operating systems capable of providing the services and facilities. No compatible operating system exists. Adequate support of these services and facilities require specific and detailed product knowledge. This knowledge is required to ensure proper support. As the developer and owner of MVS and VM, IBM retains the unique in-depth knowledge required for proper software support. See Numbered note 22and Numbered Note 26. Posted 08/08/98 (W-SN234472). (0220)

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