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

R -- ON-SITE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 62-0-11535 POC Linda Catterton (301)457-1840 The Bureau of the Census intends to issue a sole source contract to Computer Merchant LTD, 95 Longwater Circle, Norwell MA 02061 to provide continued on-site support for a DEC/Alpha Open VMS Platform. The contractor will provide necessary personnel, management, materials, administrative support, information engineering technical services and training to support the requirements of the Economic Statistical Methods and Programming Division. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement no greater than 15 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 10/26/99 (W-SN394818). (0299)

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