U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

D -- OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES POC Susan J. Smith, Contracting Officer, (304) 625-2441 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Harris Corporation for operations, maintenance, and support services in connection with the FBI's NCIC 2000 system. The sole-source is based on the knowledge and technical expertise gained by Harris Corporation during their development of the NCIC 2000 system. The contract will include operating, maintaining, and supporting the commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and software products as well as the software code developed by Harris. The contract will also include training of FBI personnel. The NCIC 2000 is a complex, fully integrated, turnkey system. The contract negotiated will be for a period of six months, with services to be performed at the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division Complex in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Contractor personnel will be required to have security clearances to perform the contract. Vendors able to meet this requirement are invited to identify their interest and capabilityby submitting a proposal to include technical capabilities, pricing, and any other information which shows a bona fide ability to meet this requirement within 45 days of this publication. If no affirmative responses are received within this time to determine that a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available, negotiations will take place with Harris Corporation on a sole-source basis. Solicitation documents are not available. (See Note 22.) Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344844). (0169)

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