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D -- DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING NETWORK (DREN) INTERSITE SERVICES CONTRACT (DISC) SOL DAHC94-95-R-0006 DUE 021296. POC Contracting Officer, Ms. Pamela J. Locke, Contract Specialist: Ms. Joyce Parker and Mr. Stephen Sprenger, (703) 812-2160. USAISSAA intends to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain wide area network (WAN) services to interconnect and support users in science and technology (S&T), developmental test and evaluation (DT&E), and modeling and simulation (M&S) communities throughout the 50 United States. Digital data transfer services are required via a variety of technologies (e.g. Ethernet, FDDI, IP, ATM (OC3-0C48). The estimate period of performance is 5 years, consisting of a 3-year base effort, and 2 one-year option periods. It is anticipated that the RFP will be released in mid December 1995 on the ISSAA bulletin board. Users with modems capable of 9600 bps and below may access the ISSAA bulletin board by dialing (703) 325-6095. Several 14,400 bps modems are available by dialing (703) 325-4876. In addition, the following three numbers are available: (703) 325-0390 and 325-5274 (both 9600 bps), and 325-5229 (28,800 bps). Communications parameters should be no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and full duplex. For more details on phone lines and accessing the bulletin board, see ``About the BBS'' (menu pick #1 at the bulletin board's initial menu). The relevant files are under the heading DREN (DAHC94-95-R-0006) on the bulletin board's initial menu. Also the bulletin board is available through the Internet at ftp to 143.134.132.67/Dren and World Wide Web at http://143.134.132.67/dren.htm. Any question regarding downloading of files from the bulletin board should be addressed to Ms. Kristine Faria (703) 325-1713. All questions on, and responses to, the solicitation must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth in FAR 52.212-1 entitled ``Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items.'' Telephonic and/or written request for hard copies of the RFP will not be honored. (304)

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