TO EXTEND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR ADEPT/DIGITAL #102590-95-B-H002 1. The Postal Service intends to extend its contracts for microcomputer technology and support services with Digital Equipment Corporation for an additional two years in conjunction with exercising the remaining one year option period. 2. The remaining option year is from October 13, 1998 through October 12, 1999 with the additional two year extension through October 12, 2001. 3. The contract has become a very successful partnership between Digital and the Postal Service. 4. The Postal Service has concluded that its interests are best served by furthering the business relationship that has been developed over the past four years, rather than creating a new competition and source selection at this time. 5. In taking this action, the Postal Service is recognizing the high quality being provided under the existing contract (Digital has won the Postal Service's Quality Supplier Award in each of the last two years). 6. Digital's excellent performance, combined with a contract that provides constanttechnology refreshment, regular price adjustment to stay current with the marketplace and program management support customized to Postal Service requirements makes potential gains from recompetition highly unlikely. 7. The Postal Service has concluded that the cost and risks of recompetition, the administrative effort required to transition operating processes to a new source, to mitigate risks associated with the Y2K challenges, and the disruption to several large programs which are currently being deployed using Digital technology and unique support capabilities are highly significant factors which outweigh any potential gains from changing sources. 8. The Postal Service therefore is extending for the longer renewal, and currently plans to recompete the contract at the end of that renewal period. 9. This announcement is for information purposes. E-MAIL: Purchasing Specialist, awalkerh@email.usps.gov. Posted 08/28/98 (W-SN243066).

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