Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, Al 35898-5280

D -- INFORMATION MISSION AREA SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAAH01-96-R-0022 POC (PCF) Stephen W. Hayes, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CFHA, (205) 842- 7404, Barbara K. Jones, Contracting Officer, AMSMI-AC-CFHA, (205) 876- 2250 (Voice Mail); Synopsis Number: 0112-96. The U. S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) anticipates a requirement for the following Federal Information Processing (FIP) support services: Direct on-site Information Mission Area (IMA) support to MICOM Corporate Information Center (CIC) and its customers; operations support for MICOM computers, servers, and telecommunication systems; maintenance of proprietary software products at current release levels; systems analysis and programming for Executive Software Support Centers; analysis and implementation for integrated telecommunications networks; information management application development; courseware development; electronic meeting system support; imaging support; software engineering, research, design, and scientific engineering; training; evaluation and test center support; and special projects such as FIP requirements analysis, systems design, impact analysis, operations research and studies. This effort was previously synopsized as draft RFP DAAH01-95-R-0251 and released as draft RFP DAAH01-96-R-0022. This synopsis is for the final solicitation. This anticipated cost-plus-fixed-fee (level-of-effort) contract is a direct follow-on to the current IMA contract, DAAH01-93-C-0128. This follow-on action will be 100% Small Business Set-Aside under SIC Code 3761 and will consist of a 12-month basic effort and four consecutive 12-month base options, each consisting of approximately 46,080 composite manhours. The basic effort and each base option will be augmented by surge options of approximately 1,242,920 manhours each. Therefore, the total anticipated level-of-effort, including all options, is 6,440,000 composite manhours. A reading room for this requirement has been established. This facility is located in the Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC), Bldg 4484, third floor. Call 205-842-8444 for reading room appointments, which will be made on a first come-first serve basis. Reading room hours are from 0830-1130 and 1230-1530 Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Appointments shall not exceed three hours and are limited to no more than four people. Available documents include, but are not to be limited to, the draft solicitation; the final solicitation; the current IMA support services contract and all modifications; relevant and releasable deliverables under the current contract; and the MICOM CIC Information Architecture Plan. Other documents will be added as deemed appropriate. There will be no classified documents in the reading room. U.S. citizens representing wholly owned U.S. companies or U.S. entities may review unclassified information with reproduction allowed. RSIC provides equipment and monitors for site reproduction. Representatives of foreign owned companies/entities and non-U.S. citizens must get specific approval through intelligence and security channels. Anticipated issuance date of the final RFP is 15 April 1996 and a pre-proposal conference is anticipated for 1 May 1996. The solicitation, when issued, may be viewed on the MICOM Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS). To log in to the BBS, modem settings should be as follows: 9600 to 300 baud, 8 bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and terminal emulation to VT100. The BBS number is 205-955-8175 or 205-955-8176. Once you are connected, hit return and a service prompt will appear. At this prompt type PROC and hit return. At the log in prompt type bbs and at the password prompt type user. After logging in to the BBS, you will be required to enter your first and last name, company name, and generate a password for your company. You are reminded that the BBS is intended for informational purposes only. Hard copies of the final solicitation will be provided upon written request only. No telephone requests will be honored, however, requests may be submitted via facsimile to (205) 842-0741. (0068)

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