USDA, ARS, Pacific West Area, Procurement Office, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, California 94710

70 -- 25-NODE, NOVELL NETWARE 4.1 NETWORK Contact Ken Eason, 510/559-6018, Contract Specialist. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service in Albany, California, has a requirement for the implementation of a 25-node, Novell Netware 4.1 network, for the research Administration Group. Workstations (PCs and Macs) currently have direct connections to a thick ethernet segment which in turn connects to the Internet. We will also require connection of the proposed new network to an existing 50-node, Novell Netware 4.01 network, used by the Area Administration Group. The workstations on this network share a Gateway 2000 server using 10BaseT topology and a SynOptics 3000 hub. The Area Admin workstations are connected to a WAN through an EICON pc-based router. We will want to configure the network to allow the Area administration users to access the Internet and allow the Research Administration users to access the WAN. We also want to make sure the network is segmented so that each LAN's performance is not adversely affected by traffic from the other LAN. The installation of a back-end communications server will be required which utilizes a series of existing modems, tied to a Xylogics Micro-Annex XL comm server and to a dial-in port on the Area Administrative Lan. This back-end communications server should enable 10 simultaneous Windows sessions to run and should be optimized to handle Windows applications. Additionally, Novell LAN WorkPlace is needed for connectivity to the Internet and UNIX server, operating on the Research Lab local area network, as well as installation of Novell LAN WorkGroup on the Area Admin Lan. We will required Novel Perfect Office - Professional Edition as the standard software package for the Research Admin Lan. We are looking for a recommended turnkey solution including an extensive service contract, hardware, software, installation and training. Due to the complexity of this job, the requirement for advanced Netware skills and UNIX knowledge and expertise, we are requiring all bidders to hold a Novell Platinum Reseller designation. RFQ-31-91H2-95 is now available. All quotes must be received by September 25, 1995. Interested firms are encouraged to fax their requests to Ken Eason at 510/559-6023. (240)

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