Department of Treasury (DY), Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of Procurement, 14th & C Sts., S. W., 708-A, Washington, D. C. 20228

M -- COMPUTER CENTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & OPERATION POC Contact Daniel F. O'Brien, Contract Specialist, 202/874-0133. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at Part 12.101(a), the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is hereby conducting market research in order to ascertain the current state of commercial practice, as well as availability of, computer center facilities management and operations services. The BEP is attempting to determine whether this requirement constitutes a commercial item acquisition as defined by the FAR at Part 2.101(f). Specifically, the BEP requires the services of a contractor to provide facilities management and operation services to supervise, operate, and support computer center operations at the BEP's computer facility in Washington, D. C., and network support services for the Fort Worth, TX. facility. This requirement would be for a twelve-month base period of performance and four (4) twelve-month options. The center is required to be operable seven days per week, twenty-four hours per day. The main subsystems in the center are comprised of the following: 1) hardware components; 2) software components; 3) communications components; 4) output/production control; 5) media library; and 6) help desk. Successful management & operation of the center shall include but not be limited to the following: 1) studies or evaluations, and specialized technical knowledge or technology upgrades; 2) ensuring the forward progress of the BEP's programs at all times; 3) installing and applying state-of-the-art software systems, operating and controlling procedures provided by the BEP, and complete coordination of all maintenance activities; 4) performing minor maintenance on the IBM and other Stratus sytems including but not limited to cleaning tape/cartridge drives, printers, hardware, software, and data communications; 5) installing new versions of IBM and other proprietary software and, at the Government's option, new versions of Stratus software; 6) maintaining all system, error, and job logs; and 7) maintaining an inventory of supplies and equipment such as paper, printer ribbons, tapes, and printer panels. The contractor shall not be responsible for equipment maintenance other than minor preventive maintenance and terminal swapping. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for meeting production cycle requirements such as: 1) ensuring that production schedules are maintained, 2) output is distributed in a timely manner; and 3) that jobs are initiated in a proper sequence. If your company is capable of providing computer center facilities management and operations service that meet, or when modified, can meet the general performance requirements set forth above, please contact Mr. Daniel O'Brien at (202) 874-0133 or by fax at (202) 874-2200 to request a Commercial Service Questionnaire. The BEP has also made the questionnare available on its Internet homepage at http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/bep/proc/. The questionnaire is not a request for proposals. It is a means of acquiring information on the commercial availability of computer center facilities management and operations services which might satisfy the BEP's requirement. This information will be analyzed to determine the most suitable approach for satisfying the BEP's requirements, utilizing the most efficient and cost effective methodology. The BEP may contact those companies determined to be capable of supplying the services described herein for more informaton. However, any company that expresses an interest in this requirement by completing and returning the Questionnaire may be added to the BEP's mailing list for any resultant solicitation. The Government is in no way obligated to pay for information submitted, nor to reimburse companies for the cost incurred in submitting the requested information. (0179)

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