DISA/DITCO/DTS42 2300 East Drive Scott AFB IL 62225-5406

70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR ON-SITE PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL HARDWARE MAINTENANCE POC Contact, Lisa Bockstruck, 618-256-9721 Synopsis number 96167. This is a Request for Information (RFI). Small business and 8(a) sources are being sought for on- site preventive and remedial hardware maintenance for fifteen Defense Megacenters (DMCs) located throughout the United States as well as Satellite Data Processing Installations/Information Processing Centers (DPI/IPC) at six remote locations. The contractor must be capable of maintaining Amdahl, Storage Tek, IBM, Memorex, Xerox, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, NCR, etc. equipment at Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards using OEM diagnostics. The performance period would be from 1 Jan 1997 through 31 December 2001 if all options are exercised. Respondents must supply sufficient technical documentation for the Government to determine the ability to meet the requirements. Evidence in the following two areas shall be submitted. (1) Ability to perform under the contract, stressing your companys capability. This shall include: (a) Identification of specific experience in maintaining the names equipment at the OEM certified level and performance in conducting hardware maintenance, similar to the equipment requiring maintenance. Provide the history, Agency/company, point of contact, phone number, term length, size, and location of previously held and existing commercial/government business commitments/contracts in hardware maintenance. Describe any maintenance service accomplishments while performing under these contracts; (b) Outline how the services will be performed. Inform of any intent to subcontract and how the requirement will be fulfilled in compliance with FAR 52.219-14. Specify how the requirement will be met with the firms man power and labor categories versus subcontractors man power and labor (by percentage) of the allocation of resources including the percentage of time for proposed key personnel. Indicate the personnel that will be involved and provide personnel experience as it pertains to performing these duties; (c) Describe the logistics of performing at all sites nationwide; and (d) Specify the arrangement associated with obtaining/utilizing the access and rights to acquire software (internal embedded microcode) and engineering updates and enhancements from the Original Equipment Manufacturer as well as access to obtain supplies. (2) Organizational criteria which shall include descriptive management practices and comprehensive data of the companys financial condition. This is a request for information only and will assist this office in determining if any small businesses or 8(a) firms are capable of meeting this requirement. No solicitation is available at this time. No contract will be awarded as a result of this RFI. Responses must be submitted within 20 days of this notice to the following address: DISA/DITCO/DTS42, Attn: Lisa Bockstruck, 2300 East Drive, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225-5406. Only responses that specifically address the above criteria will be considered. Company brochures or advertisements alone are unacceptable. (0152)

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