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H -- QUALITY ASSURANCE, ACCEPTANCE TESTING, AND TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAEA32-96-R-0015 DUE 022497 POC Barbara J. Trujillo, Contract Specialist, (520) 538-7472; Sandra K. Wilde, Contracting Officer, (520) 533-2232 (Site Code DAEA32) The CECOM Acquisition Center, Communications, Information & Switching Systems Branch (CISSB), formerly the U.S. Army Information Systems Command Contracting Office (ISCCO), intends to release the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Quality Assurance, Acceptance Testing and Test and Evaluation (QAATTE) support services on or about December 4, 1996. Commerce Business Daily (CBD) notices were previously published on August 19, 1996 and September 25, 1996. This acquisition is being offered for competition limited to eligible SBA Section 8(a) concerns in the transitional stage, under SIC code 8711. To be considered eligible, the 8(a) concern must be in the transitional stage (last five years of the 8(a) program) at the time of submission of offer. Services, to include quality engineering; developmental and operational hardware, software, and networks testing; system configuration audits; systems analyses; systems studies; training and documentation for developed hardware and software evaluations, will be provided in support of the Information Mission Area (IMA) of U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command and U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (USACECOM) in world-wide locations. Period of performance will consist of a base period plus four one-year option periods commencing on or about Octoer 1, 1997 (60 day phase-in, August 1, 1997). A top secret facility clearance is required; access to classified information at a level up to and including TOP SECRET and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) will be required. This acquisition is being conducted on the CISSB Electronic Bulletin Board System (EBBS). All communications between industry and CISSB will be conducted via the EBBS; HARD COPIES OF DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. The CISSB EBBS can be accessed by dialing, using any communications program, ANSI VT100 or RIPGRAPHIC, (520) 533-0132. Modems should be 28800 bps. The EBBS can also be accessed at TELNET 138.27.160.159. The CISSB Web page at http://138.27.160.150, ''You can visit our BBS at Fort Huachuca'', provides instructions on the use of the EBBS and software for downloading which is designed specifically for use in accessing the EBBS. If you have not previously logged into our EBBS, create a user id and password (to be used each time you log-in). The first time you log-in, you will have thirty minutes of limited access but will not be able to download files. Within 24 hours, you will be given full access, with the ability to download files. To download files from the EBBS, you must use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to 138.27.160.159. Files (MS Word) currently available for downloading for QAATTE in file library ''96R0015'' are : Draft Statement of Work (DSOW), file name ''DSOW.doc''; Revised DSOW, file name ''DSOW1.exe; Bidder's Mailing List (BML), file name ''BML.doc''; Industries Questions/Comments & Government's Responses, file name ''Response.doc''; Milestones, file name ''Mileston.doc''; CBD Synopses, file name ''CBD.doc''. Files, other than DSOW files, are updated as required. Reference the EBBS Announcements for important notices/updates. Vendors are automatically added to the BML upon downloading of the DSOW and will remain an interested party unless this office is notified otherwise. Please ensure all log-in information (i.e. Company name, mailing address, point of contact and phone number) is complete and accurate. Additionally, request identification of business size (LB-Large Business, SB-Small Business, SDB-Small Disadvantaged Business, WO-Women Owned, and 8(a)) in the ''Addr 4'' cell of the log-in screen. All comments and questions should be submitted via the CISSB EBBS electronic mail system to user id ''96R0015'' (DO NOT UPLOAD FILE ON EBBS). Comments on the DSOW will be accepted until release of the DRFP. Anticipated milestone dates: release DRFP, December 4, 1996; release Final RFP, January 15, 1997; Pre-Proposal conference, January(0317)

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