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70 -- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (CERTAN), DIV. OF COMPUTER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, CORPORATE COMPUTING SYSTEM, FEDCAC PROJECT 108 SOL KRF-95-008 POC POC: Mary E. Doherty, Contracting Officer, 617/860-7103 or Jeannine Lemay, Contract Specialist, 617/860-7121. FEDCAC plans to acquire Corporate Computing Systems for National Institutes of Health (NIH). This contract will augment, upgrade, replace, maintain, and support NIH Corporate Computing Systems in the Division of Computer Research and Technology (DCRT) and in the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center. The Corporate Computing Systems consist of new and existing IBM MVS and VM compatible mainframes and open systems, each of which comprises software, processors, memory, on-line and off-line storage, communication devices, and other subsystems and components located at central and remote sites. In addition to equipment, this contract will provide maintenance of both new and existing Government furnished equipment and software, documentation, consumable supplies, and support services such as system integration, installation, systems analysis, and training. A firm-fixed-price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment for labor intensive items, fixed-term lease to ownership with option to purchase (LWOP) at any time prior to the term of the lease, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity type contract is planned. 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) is planned. A second 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 written request to the contracting officer to be placed on the Corporate Computing Systems source list. 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 at 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. (0160)

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