U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Purchasing Division, Room 1230, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611

70 -- ADP DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT POC Mr. Paul T. Ahern, (312/751-7130). The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) seeks information about the availability of data storage equipment for our IBM mainframe 3090-400J computer, to replace or supplement our current approximately 300 gigabytes of IBM 3380 direct access storage devices (DASD). The Data Storage Equipment solution presented to this agency by any firm must provide the following functionalities: 1). provide complete compatibility without any job control language changes or other RRB adaptations; 2.) the proposed storage equipment must present the same image to our IBM mainframe as the current DASD; 3.) provide adequate internal data redundancy and/or error recovery to assure greater dependability than conventional DASD; 4.) provide improved system performance over conventional DASD; 5.) Provide the required design/engineering assistance to assure a successful installation and implementation; 6.) provide adequate training for appropriate RRB Data Processing personnel; 7.) provide an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) certificate of mantainability, if the offered equipment is not new from the OEM. The proposed equipment must interface with the current RRB hardware/software environment. To provide a response to this notice, vendors must obtain a copy of the document describing the current RRB environment. To obtain this document, vendors must submit a request on company letterhead. These requests should be submitted within 10 calendar days of publication of this notice. Facsimile requests for this document will be accepted and should be sent to (312) 751-4923. Upon receipt of the RRB document, by return mail, interested parties should submit hardcopy literature describing the software product(s), pricing and General Services Administration (GSA) contract number, if applicable. Also requested is a statement of vendor qualifications, experience and references concerning the described software. The vendor hardcopy documents must be received at the RRB by close of business, April 12, 1996. THIS IS NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP). NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. No telephone calls will be accepted. Acknowledgment of submission receipt will not be made. (067)

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