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70 -- SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT TO SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SEP) SYSTEM SOL 1443RP0001-98-S04 DUE 092898 POC Dyra Monroe (202) 565-1154 Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the National Park Service (NPS) intends to enter into a non-competitive contract to purchase system enhancements as well as new scanner equipment for Seasonal Employment Program (SEP) processing operations. The Seasonal Employment Unit is responsible for the efficient and accurate operation of the SEP system to recruit and hire significant numbers of short term help to staff many of the nation's 367 National Parks. The current system was developed in 1989 and revised in 1995 by InterNet Technologies, Inc. Programming costs for this requirement by any other contractor would jeopardize the continuity of services already provided. Therefore, IAW authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the Government intends to enter into negotiations on a non-competitive basis with InterNet Technologies, Inc. within 30 days after the publication of this notice. However, all information received by this agency shall be considered. A determination not to open therequirement to competition based on responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the agency. This sysnopsis may represent the only notice of this action. Posted 08/31/98 (W-SN244054). (0243)

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