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Solicitation Number:
1076BER
Notice Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis:
Added: January 9, 2003
This is a notice that the Department of State intends to purchase twelve months of hardware services and software subscription services from Network Appliance, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California for NetApp's model F720, 9 months of hardware and software subscription services for model F760, 9 months of hardware and software subscription service for model F820. These services provide continued support for systems purchased from Network Appliance under its General Supply Schedule Contract GS-35F-5183H. This notice of intent is not a request for offers. The determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The order will be placed on January 23, 2003. The Government POC for this purchase is Ernestine Reddon, Contract Specialist, e-mail ReddonBE@state.gov.
Contracting Office Address:
Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219
Place of Performance:
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Administration, 515 22nd St., N.W., Washington, D. C.
20520
Point of Contact(s):
Ernestine Reddon, Contract Specialist, Phone 7038756054, Fax 7038755272, Email reddonbe@state.gov - Robert Wissman, Branch Chief, Phone 7038756059, Fax 7038755272, Email wissmanrb@state.gov

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