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70 -- Y2K FIRMWARE PROM DUE 121498 POC Diane Peters, fax 703-648-7901 E-MAIL: fpeters@usgs.gov, fpeters@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey ("USGS) has a requirement for upgrade for Y2K Firmware PROM code media and Right-to-to-Copy. THE USGS ANTICIPATES AWARDING THE PURCHASE ORDER TO DATA GENERAL CORPORATION of McLean, VA which owns the proprietary source code to the software. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, no formal RFQ will be available. Vendors who may own the source code are invited to provide an affirmative response to this notice. An affirmative response must include, but not be limited to offered products, price lists, warranties, and any additional information indicating a bona fide ability to meet this requirement. All responses must be received in this office within 10 calendar days for the date this publication first appears. All responses must be in writing, no telephone requests will be accepted. Posted 12/03/98 (W-SN276641). (0337)

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