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D -- HARDWARE MAINTENANCE POC Al Brown/Ben Carter Tele.: (202) 619-2020. Contracting Officer: Gloria Sweetney (202) 619-1623 D -- CISCO HARDWARE MAINTENANCE. The United States information Agency (USIA), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Contracts and Procurement Division intends to negotiate a purchase order on a non-competitive basis with Cisco Systems, Inc., for full service comprehensive maintenance on the following equipment: Cisco Model 4000-M; Cisco Model 7000; Cisco Model 7507 and Cisco Model 2501. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 1 Year. Maintenance is to include 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; 4 hours response time. The authority for use of other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Cisco is the sole manufacturer and proprietor of this equipment and this equipment can not be maintained by any other company. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all proposals received by December 19, 1997 will be considered by theGovernment. (0345)

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