Federal Computer Acquisition Center (FEDCAC), 83 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02173-3115

70 -- FEDSIM'S VIRTUAL DATA CENTER SERVICES (FORMERLY FEDSIM'S DATA CENTER SERVICE), FEDCAC PROJECT 111 SOL KRF-96-011 POC D. Jeanne Davis, Contracting Officer, 617/860/7138 - jeanne.davis@gsa.gov or Kathleen Salem Russo, Contract Specialist, 617/860/7142 - kathleen.russo@gsa.gov. In conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget's plan to consolidate data center operations governmentwide (OMB Bulletin 96-02), FEDCAC/FEDSIM plans to acquire commercial data processing services primarily for federal government agencies. A firm-fixed-price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment for labor intensive items, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity and cost reimbursement type contract is anticipated. A multiple award contract is planned. A Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be released on or about the end of June 1996. Industry comments/questions will be solicited. An updated source list will also be provided. In order to be included on the source list, qualified firms are required to submit a written request to the contracting officer. Sources responding to this notice shall indicate whether they are a large, small, disadvantaged or woman-owned business. For this synopsis a business concern is considered small if its average annual receipts for its preceding three (3) fiscal years do not exceed $14.5 million dollars. The Government will not distribute printed copies of the Draft RFP. It will be made available to industry through the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) and the Internet. The HERBB can be accessed through a computer modem, 24 hours per day, by calling 617/377-1487. Use the standard setting of N-8-1 at any baud from 300 to 28.8 (v.34). Help for the HERBB is also available by calling Judith Sundell of FEDCAC at 617/860-7135. The Internet address to access the HERBB is: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and the Government will not pay for any information provided by vendors. (0164)

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