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R -- INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IRM)/CORPORATE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (CIM) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOL N00039-95-R-0061(Q) POC Lauri Balcom, 02-31E, 703-602-0737 or Susan Baskin, 10-10L, 703-602- 3467. Synopsis No. 29. The Policy Operations and Acquisition Support Directorate of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR 10) has a requirement for contractor support to provide management, research, and technical services for SPAWAR information technology functions. SPAWAR 10's corporate responsibilities include (1) defining and implementing the command's Corporate Information Management (CIM) objectives coincident with Department of Defense (DoD) guidance, (2) developing command policies and procedures associated with information resource planning, life cycle management (LCM), acquisition, budgeting, contracting, information system security and overall resource management, (3) the day-to-day operation of the backbone enterprise Local Area Network (LAN), (4) overseeing corporate information technology operations throughout SPAWAR headquarters, and (5) coordinating the preparation, presentation, and defense of all SPAWAR non-tactical information technology budgets and programs. Contractor support includes (1) general technical and management support, (2) network and client/server support, (3) systems engineering and technical support, and (4) training. A complete statement of work and technical data package are included with the forthcoming Request for Proposal (RFP). SPAWAR will fulfill this requirement through competition in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program. The successful offeror must have or be able to obtain certification of ''SECRET'' level personnel and facilities at the time of award. This effort is for U.S. Companies only (NOFORN). The official RFP will be available on or about 30 after the release of this synopsis and the file will be labelled 95r61.zip, however, until release of the official RFP, SPAWAR is placing a draft version of the RFP on the SPAWAR Bulletin Board System (BBS) for review and comment by potential offerors. The draft RFP is available for downloading as of 14 April 1995. The draft RFP will be labelled CIMdraf1.zip. In the event the draft is updated prior to release of the official RFP, the updates will be labelled CIMdraf2.zip, CIMdraf3.zip, etc. Interested parties should upload their questions/comments/ recommendations to the General Contract Upload Library and the file must be labelled CIMdr plus three other characters of your choice (i.e. CIMdrsys.doc). Specific responses to potential offeror's comments may not be possible, but all comments/ recommendations will be read with the intention of improving the solicitation. Once the official RFP is made available, interested parties should upload any questions to the General Contract Upload Library. The uploaded file must be labelled 95r61 plus three other characters of your choice (i.e. 95r61sys.doc). Both the draft and the official version of this RFP will be available only by calling the SPAWAR BBS at (703)602-9494 and downloading the file. Telephone inquiries for this RFP (draft or official version) will not be honored. The SPAWAR BBS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, however, as the demand for this RFP may be heavy, it might be necessary to call repeatedly or call during ''off'' hours. The BBS operates at 14,400 BAUD with a setting of 8:N:1. Both the draft version and the official RFP will be in WordPerfect 6.0. The files are compressed by a shareware program, PKZIP 2.04G. To download the file, prospective offerors will need (at a minimum) a PC or MAC with modem emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI standing, a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4K bps, and a minimum of 1.5 MEG free disk space. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the SPAWAR BBS, please contact Mr Mark Gurganus at (703)602-1842. In order to be placed on the RFP's bidders list, all firms downloading the RFP file are requested to complete the on-line questionnaire by supplying their firm's name and address and a name and phone number of a point of contact. Additionally, please provide responses to a survey/questionnaire on electronic contracting. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 7376. Prospective offerors who would like a copy of the RFP and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density, 3 1/2'' disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive (CPK 5), Arlington, VA 22245-5200, Room 201, between the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. (0087)

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