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D -- HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR AT&T/PARADYNE XL2000 CHANNEL EXTENDERS FOR DMC ROCK ISLAND SOL DCA200-96-R-0149 DUE 090996 POC Contact, Lisa O'Donnell, 618-256-9721 Synopsis number 96266. 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 Organization (DITCO), Scott AFB, IL, will procure through an electronic bulletin board, the Information Technology Acquisition Bulletin Board System (ITABBS), the following items: hardware and software maintenance for local and remote AT&T/Paradyne XL 2000 extenders to be performed at Defense Megacenter Rock Island, and remote sites which includes Watervliet Arsenal, NY, Tooele Army Depot, UT, ARDEC, NJ, and Detroit Arsenal, MI for one year (1 Oct 96 to 30 Sep 97) with two one year options. The anticipated RFP release date is 23 Aug 96 with proposals expected to be due on 9 Sep 96. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 7378. 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. (0219)

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