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

70 -- PURCHASE RANDOM SLOT MANAGER SOL DCA200-96-R-0120 DUE 091996 POC Contact, THERESA ELLIOTT, 618-256-9296 Synopsis number 96314. 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: purchase random slot manager, which will automatically track the physical storage locations of magnetic tapes within a tape library to be delivered to the DMC- Rock Island, Illinois within 30 days after contract award. The full specifications will be included in the RFP. The anticipated RFP release date is 12 Sep 96 with proposals expected to be due on 19 Sep 96. Vendor proposals in response to this RFP must be received in hard copy. This procurement will be procured on an unrestricted basis. The SIC code for this procurement is 3572. 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. (0235)

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