U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ADP Placement Section (3803F), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

D -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 95-03, SOL # W500632A3 POC Contact Point, Brian K. Long, (202)260-2173, Contracting Officer, Bonnie Brandon, (202)260-3247 The purpose of this synopsis is twofold. The first purpose is to readvertise the requirement for OPP Technical Support and Equipment Maintenance Support Services. The second purpose is to notify prospective offerors that this procurement will be conducted via EPA's Public Access Server and provide instructions accordingly. The original synopsis for this requirement was published in the Commerce Business Daily on February 24, 1995 under solicitation number 95-03. The new solicitation number is W500632A3. Prospective offerors responding to the original CBD notice will remain on the bidder's mailing list. New prospective offerors are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation electronically using internet address LONG.BRIAN@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. Please include your fax number and/or internet address. Offerors must ensure that they are on the mailing list for this procurement by either writing to me at the address at the end of this notice or E-mail me at LONG.BRIAN@EPAEMAIL.EPA.GOV. The EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances continues to have a requirement for program support services for the following: 1) to obtain software development, enhancement, operation and maintenance support services; 2) to provide general purpose computer/microcomputer Local Area Network (LAN) administration support services such as trouble shooting, daily backups, server configuration and reconfiguration, LAN software installation and maintenance, virus and security protection, performance monitoring, and other LAN administration functions; 3) to provide equipment maintenance and repair support services; and 4) to provide Information and Help Desk support services. This procurement will be processed as an 8(a) competitive procurement. EPA anticipates that the contract will contain a base period and three option periods totaling approximately 60 months. The solicitation and all associated documents will be accessible via the Internet through EPA's Public Access Server. Offerors who do not have electronic capability (i.e. unable to download or upload information from or to a DOS compatible computer disk) may pick up a hardcopy of the solicitation. Once the solicitation has been issued, copies may be picked up from the Bid and Proposal Room, 3rd Floor, Fairchild Building, 499 South Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. 20460, Mail Code: 3803-F. Vendors can electronically access and download the listed documents through Internet Via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Gopher Server. It is the responsibility of the vendor to periodically check the server. The internet address for FTP is ftp.epa.gov. The internet address for the Gopher server is gopher.epa.gov. Upon reaching the EPA Internet Gopher Menu, select the topic titled ''Information about Grants and Contracts'', then the topic titled ''Procurement''' and finally ''Solicitation W500632A3-OPP Technical Support And Equipment Maintenance Support Services''. The DIAL-UP access number to EPA's server is 919-558- 0335 (8-N-1) and the HELP number is 1-800-334-2405. U.S. EPA ATTN: Brian K. Long Mail Code: 3803-F 401 M St., S.W. Washington, DC 20460 (0151)

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