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58 -- NATO TENDER: NETHERLANDS - CONSULTANCY SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MICROSOFT EXCHANGE INFORMATION FLOW AND STORAGE CAPABILITIES SOL ACE-96-40(6022)STC DUE 071896. Contact Point, Alexis Kemper 202/482-1512. The Shape Technical Center invites qualified U.S. contractors to compete on the basis of NATO international competitive bidding for consultancy support for development of Microsoft Exchange Information Flow and Storage Capabilities. The contractor will evaluate user requirements for applications and determine suitability of Microsoft Exchange public folders as an environment for implementing information flow applications to satisfy the requirements. From this evaluation, initial requirement statements will be formulated. Sources of information to be used for this analysis include lessons learned from the Joint Analysis Team's report, Operations plans, War HQ Plans, etc. The contractor will assist in the organization and conduct of SHAPE/regional workshops for obtaining user views. Results of various phases of the contract will be provided in presentations to SHAPE. The project involves several Headquarters at more than 20 different locations. Each location has a local network with an NT primary Domain Controller and a Backup Domain Controller. The number of workstations at each site can vary from two to more than a hundred. The contractor's qualifications and experience should include, among others, a university degree in a technical field related to computer science, training and experience in business operations and organizations, and extensive up to date knowledge and experience with the following topics: MS Exchange version 4.0., MS NT 3.5 Client Software and Windows 95 Client Software. For additional technical information, please contact Mr. W. De Cat at Shape Technical Center, A/Head, Procurement/Contracts and Supply, P.O. Box 174, Den-Haag, The Hague, the Netherlands, phone: 31-70-3142100, fax: 31-70-3142112. All applicants must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (fax: 202/482-5834) by COB 16 July 1996. (176)

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