Department of the Navy, Naval Information Systems Management Center, Washington Navy Yard, Building 176, Washington, D.C. 20374-5070

70 -- HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING SERVICES SOL N68939-95-R-0002 POC Contact: Mr. James Richards, Contract Specialist (202) 433- 0726; Ms. Mary Ann Grooms, Contracting Officer (202) 433-4089 The Naval Information Systems Management Center intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), in March 1995 for the acquisition of an all electronic information system for processing, storing and distributing digital images as well as ASCII data. This system shall support all Selection Board activities, the processing of officer fitness reports (FITREPS) and enlisted evaluations (EVALS) and be responsive to 1,100 on- line users. It shall generate COM fiche for remote users and archival purposes, automate image processing at the Naval Reserve Personnel Center (NAVRESPERSCEN) in New Orleans, and link NAVRESPERSCEN to the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS), Millington, TN, when BUPERS is activated there. In the interim, a means to deliver digital images and associated index data to the Military Personnel Records Systems (MPRS) installation at BUPERS, Arlington, VA shall be provided. Resources include hardware, OTS software, software development/integration, training, documentation, and installation of a multi-faceted and complex Electronic Military Personnel Records System (EMPRS). Actual RFP and related documents will be available and issued electronically through the NISMC Bulletin Board (hard copies will not be mailed). The bulletin board telephone number for downloading the RFP is (202) 433-3405. Vendors are able to dial- in access to the BBS and an individual can self-register (provide name, password and other details) and is permitted to ''download'' the RFP and related information. To access, set your communication package to an asynchronous, ASCII (VT100) mode, with 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (8N1). Download protocols supported by the BBS include: XMODEM, YMODEM, YMODEM BATCH, SEALINK, KERMIT, SuperKERMIT, and ASCII. The RFP is in two formats, ASCII and wordPerfect 5.1. The two versions contain the same information but, due to the limitations of ASCII, bolding and underlining are not supported in the ASCII files. All files are in a self-extracting, zipped form and end with an ''EXE'' extension. If files do not self-extract, a problem has occurred in the file download. The usual solution is to try to download it again. To restore the file to its original size, just type in the download file's DOS name without the ''EXE'' extension. If problems are encountered in downloading the RFP, please contact Mr. Jack Rymer at (202) 433-4535. No telephone request/responses will be accepted. RFP responses must be in writing or faxed. Viewing of the Bidders Library will be conducted during the second week after RFP release. To schedule appointments to view the Bidders Library, please contact the Contract Specialist, Gloria Johnson at (202) 433-7256. This procurement will compatibility-limited under SIC Code 7373.(0046)

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