Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541, Washington,(Suitland, MD) DC 20233

70 -- SMARTBITS SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE SOL 22-8-1710 POC Pam Miller (301)457-3547 The Bureau of the Census intends to issue a sole source contract to Netcom Systems, 20550 Nordhoff Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 to provide the following: SMB-2000 SmartBits System and Software, ML-7710 Multilayer 10/100 Smartcards, and L3-6170 Layer 3 10mb Ethernet SmartCards and other SmartCards for the SMB-2000. This is proprietary software with Netcom. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement no greater than 3 days from the published date of this announcement to the above address. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. No solicitation document exists and request for such document will be considered nonresponsive. Posted 09/18/98 (W-SN251824). (0261)

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