Commander, MARCORSYSCOM, 2033 Barnett Ave., Ste 315, Quantico, VA. 22134-5010

J -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT SERVICES DUE 093096 POC Mr Stephen Riffe at 703-784-5822 x228 or Contracting Officer at 703- 784-5822 x246. This is a modification to a previous announcement. The only change occurs in the last paragraph with the inclusion of a closing date. The original announcement is as follows: The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is requesting information for the following Information Technology (IT) integrated logistics support services. The U.S. Marine Corps is seeking vendors with General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts or other contract vehicles that are available to the Marine Corps, and pricing for integrated logistics support for currently fielded and planned information technology. Vendor's shall be capable of providing the following services: (A) Worldwide support: parts and service availability outside CONUS to include host nation support for extended deployments. Examples... to provide for systems and individual hardware items through assisting to build deployment parts blocks and providing follow-on support for extended operations through a worldwide commercial support infrastructure, (B) Vendor asset tracking: serialized asset visibility for all supported equipment and systems. Exampes...to ensure service and asset tracking, all supported systems and peripheral items must have some means to identify serialized tracking by a client-server application with clear relationships to services, parts, and funding, (C) OEM self-maintainer: Marines to perform authorized warranty maintenance. Examples...to train Marine electronic technicians to perform warranty maintenance in forward deployed environments were it is not prudent to send contracted employees, (D) On-site and deployed sparing: integrate best commercial practices for provisioning into traditional supply support both in garrison and deployed. Examples...to offer vendor managed garrison and deployed parts blocks closely integrated into traditional supply support, (E) Post warranty ''pay-as-you-go'' support. Example...to provide reliability based sparing once the systems or peripheral device has exceeded it's normal warranty and pay related parts and services ''as-you-go'', (F) Prioritized customer service support center for participating programs with 24-hour operations. Examples...to tailor an around the clock customer support center tied to supported systems, peripheral devices, and available funding, (G) Deployed on-site technical representative. Example...to deploy the proper level of technical competence when mission needs demand, (H) Ability to provide and support technological enhancement. Example...to assist the requirement to procure updated equipment, thereby maintaining open systems architecture in a rapidly changing technological environment, (I) Remote diagnostics. Example...to support remotely diagnostics in determining selected equipment failure without breaching security integrity, (J) Three year minimum warranty for new acquisitions with options to extend to five total years coverage. Clarification...this is both a service and procurement ''best value'' criteria for hardware selection. This request is for information only. We are interested in industry's ability to perform this type of worldwide logistics support particularly with Command and Control systems. Interested sources should send questions and comments to: Commander, ATTN: CTQ2SR, MARCORSYSCOM 2033 Barnett Ave, Suite 315, Quantico VA 22134-5010. Any questions should be directed to the contact person listed above. No solicitation document exists at this time. ALL RESPONSES SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30, 1996. THE MARINE CORPS DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. (0248)

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