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

70 -- NEW 3480 CARTRIDGE TAPES SOL DCA200-96-R-0129 DUE 072296 POC Contact, THOMAS BOWMAN, 618-256-9604 Synopsis number 96208. ACTUAL SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITH REFERENCE TO THIS CBD NOTICE. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO), Scott AFB, IL, will procure through an electronic bulletin board, the Information Technology Acquisition Bulletin Board System (ITABBS), the following items: 32,000 each new 3480 cartridge tapes, 18 track, with external barcode labels, in IBM and Unisys ASCII format to be delivered to Defense Megacenter San Diego, NAS, North Island, Building 1482, San Diego CA 92135-7015 within 15 days after contract award. The anticipated RFP release date is 15 Jul 96 with proposals expected to be due on 22 Jul 96. Vendor proposals in response to this RFP must be received in hard copy. Vendors will be able to dial into the electronic ITABBS, and download the RFP, check the status of the RFP, submit questions, receive amendments and other RFP related correspondence. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Information from the electronic bulletin board system will either be in ASCII or Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 format. RFPs are usually a compressed (PKZIP) MS Word file requiring you to have compatible software to extract the file. The ITABBS can be accessed by any FIP vendor through standard hardware and software. To access ITABBS, the necessary communications parameters are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with modem speeds of 1.2 - 14.4 KBPS. ITABBS requirements will remain posted until the deadline has passed for submission of vendor proposals. Interested vendors are encouraged to access the ITABBS via telephone number (618) 256-9200 to view all public information. If you experience problems or have any questions, please contact the System Administrator at (618) 256-9380 or the Contract Specialist point of contact listed above between 0800 and 1630 Central Time, Monday thru Friday. Numbered Note 1 applies. SIC Code 5734 (0179)

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