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70 -- SUN MICROSYSTEMS ULTRASPARC UPGRADES SOL RFQ965 DUE 071597 POC Rena Cerbone, TEL. (617)495-7445, FAX (617)495-7485. PENNY WALTNER (617)495-7401 The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory intends to award on a sole source to Sun Microsystems utilizing an allowed educational discount off list the following upgrades: These upgrades will require return of exiting Sun equipment in Sun Microsystems supplied packaging. P/N UG-ENT-CLOCKBD, clock board upgrade for 250mhz Ultrasparc module with return of Sun Enterprise System clock board; UG-M2510-M2550 upgrade from 167mhz or 250mhz Ultrasparc module with 0.5MB of 1MB external cache to 250mhz Ultrasparc module with 4MB external cache; UGSB2600-2601- A board upgrade from Enterprise server using CPU Board 2600 to CPU/Memory Board 2601 (no memory); X954a, ex000 power/cooling module, 300W; X2601A CPU/memory board, two empty CUP slots, two empty memory banks (up to 4MB modules); X2550A, 250mhz Ultrasparc module with 4MB of external cache; X7022A, 256MB configured memory expansion consisting of eight 32MB Simms. This is an oral solicitation. (0178)

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