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70 -- SOFTWARE UPGRADE SOL DCA200-95-R-0072 DUE 090195 POC Contact Janice M. Haake, Contract Specialist, (618) 256-9678; Diane L. McKain, Contracting Officer, (618) 256- 9307 Synopsis number 95196. ACTUAL SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITH REFERENCE TO THIS CBD NOTICE. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO), Computer Technology Division, Major Procurements Branch, Scott AFB, IL, will procure through an electronic bulletin board, the Information Technology Acquisition Bulletin Board System (ITABBS), the following item(s): Software license upgrade of operating systems at 16 data processing MegaCenters from IBM Multiple Virtual Storage/Extended Architecture (MVS/XA) to IBM Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture (MVS/ESA) to be delivered to a government central site which will be identified in the solicitation. The anticipated RFP release date is 2 Aug 95 with proposals expected to be due on 1 Sep 95. Vendor proposals in response to this RFP must be received in hard copy. The resultant contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract with firm, fixed prices. Vendors will be able to dial into the electronic ITABBS, and download the RFP, check the status of the RFP, submit questions, receive amendments and other RFP related correspondence. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Information from the electronic bulletin board system will either be in ASCII or Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 format. RFPs are usually a compressed (PKZIP) MS Word file requiring you to have compatible software to extract the file. The ITABBS can be accessed by any FIP vendor through standard hardware and software. To access ITABBS, the necessary communications parameters are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with modem speeds of 1.2 - 14.4 KBPS. ITABBS requirements will remain posted until the deadline has passed for submission of vendor proposals. Interested vendors are encouraged to access the ITABBS via telephone number (618) 256-9200 to view all public information. If you experience problems or have any questions, please contact the System Administrator at (618) 256-9380 or the Contract Specialist point of contact listed above between 0800 and 1630 Central Time, Monday thru Friday. (0192)

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