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70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER SWITCH, FOR THE CONTROL CENTER COMPLEX (CCC), AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) Due 083096. Contact: F.D. Pell, Subcontracts Administrator, 713-335-5075 or FAX 713-335-5070. This RFI #M-651, is being conducted by Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems (Lockheed Martin) in support of NASA Johnson Space Center contract NAS9-18300. The draft Technical Requirement for a Configuration Management Product is being released to industry for review by interested sources. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP); it is a Request for Information purposes only as contemplated by Paragraph 15.405 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Lockheed Martin, on behalf of NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, is requesting information to identify potential subcontractors who can provide an OPTICAL FIBER SWITCH. This is an initial release of the Optical Fibre Switch requirements. Critical product features include the following: SWING LAN CONTROLLER NEEDED Summary: An optical fiber switch is needed to allow rapid LAN reconfiguration. The switch will be adjacent to and connected to a bridge and will switch between two FDDI LAN segments so that one LAN segment will be connected to the bridge while the other LAN segment will bypass the bridge. Local control is required and remote control via RS-232 interface is desired. The switch must meet FDDI PMD standards and support standard MIC or ST receptacles. General Requirements: 1. The switch shall provide multiple swing (switching) capabilities to FDDI LAN segments. 2. The switch shall comply to FDDI PMD standards. 3. The switch type may be latching or non-latching. 4. The switch shall be compatible with 62.5/125 micron 1300nm multimode fibre. 5. The switch shall support MIC or ST receptacles. 6. The switch shall provide Local and Remote Control operating modes. The remote mode should use RS-232 compatible interface. 7. The switch should have a user login and password protection scheme for local and remote access. 8. The switch chasis shall have LEDS or equivalent indicators so that the current position of switches can be determined locally. Information submitted by vendors in response to this RFI will be used for evaluation purposes only and will not impose any obligation, liability or cost on the part of Lockheed Martin. Respondents may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Responses to the RFI will be due by August 30, 1996. Send product information To: Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems, Marina Plaza, Suite 500, 2450 South Shore Blvd., P.O. Box 58487, Houston, Texas 77258, Attention: F.D. Pell, Mail Code F332P. Proposed solutions and product descriptions regarding Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software must be limited to currently available and industry proven products and versions. Lockheed Martin will not provide any prospective offerors with the comments submitted by other companies, nor will Lockheed Martin provide prospective offerors with the results of our dispositioning, other than through a formal RFP, which may be issued at a later date. Also, at this time, Lockheed Martin does not plan to conduct a presolicitation conference in the event a formal RFP is issued. The following provisions apply to this RFI: a. This RFI is for planning purposes and as such, Lockheed Martin does not intend to award a subcontract on the basis of this RFI or to pay or otherwise reimburse any offeror for any information received. b. This RFI is issued for the sole purpose of obtaining information, and suggestions from prospective offerors. Offerors may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Lockheed Martin appreciates your interest in the subject RFI solicitation process. Should any additional information be required, please contact the Subcontract Administrator cited above. (227)

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