J -- MTI Hardware Maintenance

THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS INTENDS TO ISSUE A RENEWAL FOR HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR FY 2003 TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANY: MTI TECHNOLOGY CORP., 4905 E. LAPALMA AVE., ANAHEIM, CA 92807. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE MAINTENANCE: 4 ea. PCBA PXI TO UWD MODEL: ADPA-2944WK; 2 ea. HOST ADP KIT SOL SBUS-MODEL #ADSJ-SGL-KFPC; 6 ea. 800GB 16 DR W/2 64MB-MODEL #GL3200-800-SULE; 4 ea. 6 DRVS 36GB 10K RPM F W/O 64MB-MODEL #VT0000-PCA-218; 2 ea. 36 DRVS 36GB 10K RPM F-MODEL #VT0000-PCA-218; 7 ea. 12 DRVS 36GB W/COMP-MODEL #VT0000-PCA-437; 2 ea. V20 70-CAB W/O BACKUP 1024MB-MODEL #VT0020-BXX-X7A. INTERESTED PARTES 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 WITH 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.