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70 -- NIH ELECTRONIC COMPUTER STORE II FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMMERICAL OFF-THE-SHELF GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS AND RIPHERALS SOL 263-97-P(DB)-0022 POC Millicent Carr-Manning, (301) 402-3072, Contracting Officer. The National Institutes of Health, DHHS has a need to establish a follow-on to the NIH Electronic Computer Store I contract for the acquisition of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) general purpose computers and peripherals. This acquisition may result in multiple awards to one or more Contractors. An Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery Type contract is contemplated. The Government anticipates awarding a contract for twelve (12) months and four one year option periods. This solicitation is being issued on an unrestricted basis and will contain the following standards: SIC 5577, Size Standard: 1000 employees. This contract(s) will be available for use by all Federal Agencies. A Request For Proposal (RFP) will be available on or about February 5, 1997. The RFP will be available electronically through NIH's WEB site http://www.nih.gov/od/opm/. Any and all amendments to this solicitation will be made available through the NIH's WEB site specified above. Parties interested in responding to the RFP must obtain the document electronically. The National Institutes of Health will not provide hard copies of the RFP. A draft of the Statement of Work, Section C, is currently available for industry comment. The draft Statement of Work is being provided via electronic mail as an attachment in Word Perfect 5.1 format. Parties interested in receiving the draft Statement of Work should forward the E-mail request to Mr. Ron Hess, Program Manager at the following E-mail address: RH96B@NIH.GOV. The Government reserves the right to formally respond or not respond to vendor comments or questions, however, the Government will consider all comments in the final preparation of the solicitation. Interested parties are requested to forward all comments and questions concerning the draft Statement of Work via electronic mail to the following individuals: Mr.Manny DeVera, Program Manager, E-Mail Address: manny@ box-m.nih.gov, Mr.Ron Hess, Project Manager, E-Mail Address: RH96B@NIH.GOV, and Ms. Millicent Manning, Contracting Officer,E-Mail Address: Millicent_Manning @ NIH.GOV. (0024)

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