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70 -- AMENDMENT 1 TO THE SEWP II RFP SOL RFP5-22222/042 POC Lynn Chandler, Contracting Officer, 301-286-6303. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement (SEWP II) has been released. It is available on the WWW at http://sewp.nasa.gov:8000. This RFP is for the procurement of 34,000 workstations and supporting equipment. There are eight classes of XPG4 UNIX based workstations, four classes of supporting equipment, and a compute server class. Category A is comprised of eight classes of workstations and are identified as Class 1--Electrical CAD; Class 2--Mechanical CAD; Class 3--Real-Time; Class 4--Data Server; Class 5--3-D Graphics; Class 6--Software Development; Class 7--General Purpose; Class 8--Geographical Information Systems. Categroy B is compised of four supporting classes which are identifed as follows: Class 9--Computer Support Devices; Class 10--Networking; Class 11-Administrative File Server O/S; Class 12--Storage Devices (Small Business Set-Aside). Class 13 which comprises category C is identified as a Compute Server. All classes of workstations shall meet minimum mandatory general specifications, and each class shall have further unique specifications. These will be Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery contracts for the period of 1 base year and three 1 year option periods. The government anticipates using the following Mission Suitability factors which will be numerically scored: 1) Excellence of Proposed Systems; 2) Offerors Support and Commitment; and 3) Management Plan. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a Qualification Criteria that must receive a ''go'' rating. There are specific benchmark requirements for each class. Vendors shall provide pricing for all items listed in the class proposed (all or none), and may propose more than one class. Vendors must submit separate and distinct proposals for each class proposed. The RFP is issued as a result of RFC5-22222/042. This acquisition is being conducted under a specific acquisition authority. The specific GSA DPA case number is KAA-96-0004. Any questions related to this solicitation should be directed to Lynn Chandler at (301)286-6303. Electronic versions of the documents will be provided on the World Wide Web at http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm, and by anonymous ftp to genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/public/solicita. (0067)

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