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D -- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK (DISN) CONFERENCE POC Contact: Peter Smingler, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-1235/Zevie Gottlieb, Lieutenant Commander, USN, (703) 681-0329/0918 Synopsis number 95182. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced on 28 June, 1995 the release of a Defense Information System Network (DISN) Request for Proposal (RFP) and three draft DISN RFPs. The RFPs will be distributed to industry on 14 July 1995. The DISN Support Services - Global, DISN Switch/Bandwidth Manager Services - CONUS, DISN Transmission Services - CONUS, and DISN Video Services - Global will represent DISA's first major step towards establishing a consolidated worldwide enterprise level telecommunications infrastructure for the Department of Defense (DOD). On 14 July 1995, DISA plans to host an industry conference in St Louis, Missouri. The conference will address details on DOD's joint operational requirements and DISN objectives. The afternoon session of the conference will consist of a ''Questions and Answers'' panel forum. The panel membership will include the Program Manager, Contracting Officer, Team Leaders and senior advisory personnel. Attendees will be able to develop and submit questions during the conference, in writing, to be addressed by the panel. The acquisitions, those listed herein and others yet to come, are built upon requirements validated by the Joint Staff, CINCS, Services, and agencies. The requirements, when awarded, will transform DOD's primary information transfer system, the Defense Information System Network (DISN) into a global network designed to seamlessly integrate global information transport, accommodate emerging technologies and focus on rapid reconfiguration to today's contingencies. DISN will provide a very high degree of availability against Information Warfare threats. The acquisition approach is also designed to support aggressive technical insertion, such as a move to ATM. The RFPs are designed to provide DOD with the most advanced, flexible information system technology available in the market today and in the future. While the specific acquisitions addressed herein focus on Continental United States (CONUS) requirements, future acquisitions are being developed to focus on meeting overseas and deployed force requirements. The acquisitions will allow DOD to respond effectively to the fluid environment that our warfighters face daily. The DISN Support Services - Global (DSSG) is expected to provide DOD with support in such areas as, but not limited to: engineering, installation, operations and maintenance. This contract is expected to be awarded in the 2nd quarter of 1996. The DISN Switch/Bandwidth Manager Services - CONUS (DSBMSC) will establish switch and bandwidth manager services to support the DISN Program. This contract is expected to be awarded in the 3rd quarter of 1996. The DISN Transmission Services - CONUS (DTSC) is intended to provide DISN the broadband backbone and access area transmission. This contract is expected to be awarded in the 3rd quarter of 1996. The DISN Video Services - Global (DVSG) will provide DISN users with reservation based and dial-up video services, and is expected to be awarded in the third quarter of 1996. Conference reservations, for no more than two representatives per company, may be made by contacting DISA, at (703) 681-0329/0918, Fax: (703)681-0342, or Email: Gottliez@cc.ims.disa.mil. The conference will be held at the Regal River Front Hotel, 200 S. 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63102, telephone number (314) 241-9500. As the number of rooms that have been blocked for the conference are limited, participants are encouraged to make early reservations. Reservations made no later than July 10, 1995 will be guaranteed hotel rates of $74.00 for government and $102.00 for Non-government attendees. (0180)

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