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70 -- EVALUATION TOTAL COST OF DISTRIBUTION COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT DUE 032299 POC Laura Pfitzner, (703) 693-2140 The Defense Supply Service -- Washington, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (WHS/P&S) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Gartner Group, 3190 Fairview Park, Falls Church, VA, for the purpose of assessing and evaluating the current total cost of distributed computing environment and reviewing Business-To-It alignment. This effort will provide discussion and recommendations regarding the alignment of the IT support organization with the business objectives. Interested vendors are requested to submit documentation and pricing, that substantiates their ability to meet the stated requirement. No solicitation document exists, requests for such a document will be considered non-responsive. No telephonic requests will be honored, written responses only. If a solicitation is issued, a second synopsis will not be published. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of publication of this notice, an order will be placed with Gartner Group. Please reference 9053-0002. POC: Laura Pfitzner (FAX #: (703) 693-5713). Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305383). (0064)

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