U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise, Mail Stop T7-I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

D -- ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION SOL RS-AED-95-280 DUE 021595 POC Mary Jo Mattia, Contracting Officer, 301/415- 7315/Judith B. Corwin, Contract Negotiator, 301/415- 6581 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to contract for electronic messaging service to support approximately 100 users with an integrated capability to send and receive foreign and domestic electronic mail, telex, and bulletin board messages; send messages to a list of mixed addresses (electronic mail, facsimile, and telex); use of newswire services to retrieve relevant news articles automatically, review and distribute them without downloading, and support a daily briefing; integrated messaging and database service; and store and retrieve messages in user defined files. The service must be accessible from personal computers via dial-up access to the contractor's computers, either directly or via reliable established data networks. Other users with whom the NRC must communicate rapidly and reliably via the EMS are located throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. The contractor must provide X.25 compatible service and access to X.400 gateways that permit electronic interchange with other X.400 users. This service must provide the capability to compose and format text and forms online or upload them for a personal computer. It must provide for message storage, sorting, and retrieval; time and date stamping; access security and message privacy; message distribution to user-defined lists that combine different transmission modes; automatic acknowledgment to sender upon receipt; means of tracking individual messages; and online means for key users to monitor service usage. The contractor must provide one or more telephone numbers by which NRC personnel can obtain emergency assistance at any hour. This service is unique to the NRC program office and is not a part of the interagency network. Requests for copies of the solicitation will not be honored unless the respondent provides evidence showing their capability to perform the required services. This is a one year contract with four one year options. (0030)

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