VIRGINIA CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, P.O. Box 46563, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563

70 -- COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE. SOL MDA908-96-R-0023 DUE 103196 POC Contract Specialist, CARL EDWARDS, (202) 231-2834 The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to solicit Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Information Technology hardware. The requirement is for support of a heterogenous Unix and Windows NT environment and includes UNIX-Based Systems which include servers, workstations, portable workstations, system monitor/video card, operating systems, expansion and enhancement module, component and peripherals, x-terminal, bundled system; Specialized Systems which include low-end/mid range systems, high-end systems; PC-Based Systems which include PC Servers, personal computers, portable personal computers, systems monitor/video card, system expansion and enhancement module, component and peripherals; Peripherals which include scanner hardware/software, scanner hardware, scanner software, jukeboxes and carousels, redundant array of inexpensive disks, printers, high resolution image printers, laser/page printers, ink-jet printers, thermal transfer printers, special purpose printers, plotters, multifunction devices, facsimile devices, multimedia collaborative environment, projection systems, power projection units, transport cases, digital cameras, network enhancement devices; Communications Components which include ATM/SONET devices, routers, bridges and brouters, hubs, modems, transceivers, repeaters, multiplexors, concentrators, network interface devices, interconnect controllers. The requirement includes support for and compatibility with the existing UNIX baseline hardware and software inventory; and baseline inventory operating system software maintenance. The Government intends to award Indefinite-Delivery Type Contracts. It is the Government's intent to award a sufficient number of contracts to meet its minimum needs. After contract award, each Delivery Order will be competed in accordance with FAR SUBPART 16.5. Delivery Order competition among Awardees will be accomplished electronically. It is the Government's intent to conduct this acquisition in a manner which takes full advantage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA). A DRAFT Solicitation was released on 15 August 1996 to industry for comment as a result of this last announcement. The Government is now in the process of considering the comments and questions provided by industry, and making changes as appropriate. A copy of the final solicitation will be available via on the WORLD WIDE WEB, which may be accessed at http://www.dia.osis.gov/vaca/sass.pg1.html on or about 31 Oct 96. Vendor who do not have Internet access may certify so to: Virginia Contracting Activity P.O. Box 46563, Attn: Carl D. Edwards, Washington, DC 20050-6563 or by FAX at (202) 231-2831. A soft copy (zip file on diskette) will be mailed to only those vendors certifying that they do not have Internet access. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government intends to utilize the World Wide Web to the maximum extent possible for the conduct of this solicitation. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from the Virginia Contracting Activity INTERNET SITE in its entirely and the Virginia Contracting Activity bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0292)

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