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70 -- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (CERTAN), DIV. OF COMPUTER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SYSTEM, FEDCAC PROJECT 108 SOL KRF-95-008 POC POC: Maureen Scanlon, Contracting Officer, 617/860-7120 or Jeannine Lemay, Contract Specialist, 617/860-7121. FEDCAC plans to acquire an Enterprise Computing System consisting of MVS compatible mainframes and alternative mainframes with open system capabilities (in which each platform will consist of multiple machines). The Enterprise Computing System will provide continued support for existing National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and other Government agencies' application programs and databases. Currently these application programs and databases are processed on three IBM 3090-300J mainframes and run in batch mode on the MVS operating system, or interactivitely on WYLBUR, TSO, IMS, or DB2. A firm-fixed price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment for labor intensive items, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity type contract is planned. The Government anticipates an eight year total contract life (five years for ordering supplies, services and maintenance and three additional one year options for ordering services and maintenance). A Request for Information (RFI), including a questionnaire, will be provided to industry approximately 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. Vendors will have approximately 3 weeks to respond to the questionnaire. The Government will not formally respond to vendor comments or questions but may consider incorporating comments into revisions to the specification. Qualified firms are required to submit their request to be placed on the Enterprise Computing System source list in writing to the contracting officer indicated above. Sources responding to this notice shall indicate whether they are a large, small, disadvantaged or woman-owned business. For this synopsis a business concern is considered small if the number of employees does not exceed 1,000. The Government will not distribute printed copies of the RFI. A printed copy is available at FEDCAC for inspection. Inspection of the RFI will be by appointment only. Contact Mary Sloan 617/860-7111 or Jeannine Lemay at 617/860-7121 of FEDCAC to schedule an appointment. Vendors may print a copy of the RFI at their own expense. A list of copying service companies in the area will be provided. The RFI will be made available to industry through the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB). The HERBB can be accessed through a computer modem, 24 hours per day, by calling 617/274-0500. Use the standard settings of N-8-1 at any baud from 300 to 28.8 (v.34). Help for the HERBB is also available by calling Wayne Hoover at 617/860-7136 or Dick Gauthier at 617/860-7116 of FEDCAC. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and the Government will not pay for any information provided by vendors (0034)

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