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D -- NETWORK\PERSONAL COMPUTER SUPPORT (NPCS) SERVICES SOL RFP-33-95-HHS-OS POC Contact Point, Arthur L. Storey, (202)690-5547 The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary (OS) has a requirement for Network/Personal Computer Support (NPCS) Services. Under this procurement, the OS will procure ADP support services which will include a full range of WAN/LAN and Personal Computer support services. The support services which will be procured under the NPCS are: (1) Central Network Management, this includes: management support; cabling and documentation; configuration management; software maintenance; testing and development of applications software and hardware; maintain core applications from the NOS vendor and core off-the-shelf commercial office automation packages; telecommunications planning, implementation and monitoring; and preventive maintenance and repairs to the network systems and peripherals systems; (2) Technical Support Services, these services are in support of the ten OS staff divisions and the Administration on Aging, they include duties that normally would be required by a local group administrator, such as adding and deleting users; managing the local group print services; managing the local file servers; on-site LAN administration; training; PC hardware/software support; preventive maintenance and repair support as necessary; (3) PC Hardware Maintenance, this consists of per-call (time and materials) hardware and software maintenance and repair services for PC desktop workstation hardware and associated peripherals; (4) Network Studies, which includes studies and support for pilot projects to expand or enhance network services covering areas such as networking protocols, interconnectivity and wide-area networking; (5) Maintain Banyan software licenses and communicate problems and enhancements with Banyan technical support regarding network operating system; and (6) Maintain licensing agreements for network-wide applications such as, but not limited to: McAfee virus scanning, TCP/IP, NetPro, PC ScanMaster and File Service ScanMaster, MailPro, Reach-Out Asynchronous communications, IP routing software, and Net Census. The period of performance will be for a basic year with options for two additional years. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The standard industrial classification code for this acquisition is: 7379. RFP-33-95- HHS-OS will be issued on or about May 1, 1995. All responsible qualified sources may submit a proposal. Request for the RFP must be in writing. See Note 1. (0102)

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