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D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES Sol S-OPRAQ-96-R-0568 due 052496. POC Contracting Officer, Ms. Ronne Rogin, 703/875-4801. ITSS will be a single-award, fixed-price (FP), ID-IQ type of contract for hardware and software support. Contract will be for one year with 4 one-year options; delivery orders wil be FP or FP level-of-effort. Services range from software development and maintenance to installation of LANs for pilot-testing purposes. Occasional overseas travel is required. Firms must have TOP SECRET facilities clearance prior to contract performance. SIC code: 7379. Subcontracting requirements will be stringent. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Department. FAR Part 12 acquisition principles will be used to obtain these commercial services. RFP will be available electronically only; offerors must request the solicitation in writing (fax: 703/812-2514). Reading room will be available for some documents. Each requester will receive a letter with (1) information on making Reading Room appointments, and (2) detailed instructions on how to access the bulletin board; one of the available files will be the bidders' mailing list. (082)

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