70 -- Equipnent Control (EQC) Servers- Custom

Military Sealift Command (MSC) intends to issue a purchase order to GTSI CORP., 3901 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 23320 for Equipment Control Servers (EQC). The EQC is a custom made product that has been tested and approved for use by MSC to communicate with ships in support of worldwide Afloat operations. The GTSI EQC server interfaces with several pieces of equipment that utilize old software that will not run on today’s current operating systems. MSC plans on purchasing a total of 66 (sixty-six) servers, a base quantity of 33 (thirty-three) and an option quantity of 33 (thirty-three). The purchase order will be issued on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996), implemented by FAR 13.501. See Note 22 in the numbered note section.