USDA-APHIS, ABS,SCB, 4700 River Rd, Unit 45, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238

D -- UPDATES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOL APHIS0-011 DUE 052600 POC Sharon Boykin, Contracting Officer, 301/734-3264 The Specialized Contracting Service Center intend to award a purchase order to Merant, 500 East Swedesford Road, Wayne, PA 19087 utilizing other than full and open competition for product updates and support services for Merant Micro Focus Net Express and Merant Micro Focus Revolve. No solicitation is available for this sole source acquisition. Due to the proprietary nature of the software, this requirement is sole source to Merant. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Posted 05/11/00 (W-SN453660). (0132)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0027 20000515\D-0001.SOL)