Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310-5200

R -- ELECTRONIC SOURCE SELECTION FACILITY DUE 032497 POC Lisa M. Williamson, Contract Specialist, (703) 607-9022/Mary S. Lohmann, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-9016 The Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the Pentagon Renovation Program Manager, Information Management and Telecommunications (IM&T), has a requirement for turn-key Electronic Source Selection (ESS), technical library facilities, and pre-proposal conference facilities in support of the IM&Ts requirements are as follows: 1) A secure ESS facility near the Pentagon to accommodate evaluators plus panel chiefs as well as visiting procurement officials from approximately 1 August to 30 October 1997, to include a meeting room, 20 fully equipped and programmed workstations, and support personnel as required (LAN, reception, software) to be available approximately 6 days per week for 10 hours a day; 2) The offeror shall provide any necessary tailoring of the software program to the requirements of the request for proposal (RFP), loading of the RFP (Statement of Work, appendices, evaluation factors, weights, etc.), and training on the use of the ESS system for evaluators; 3) On an interim basis, the IM&T will need graphics support, report generation, document copying, and the availability of facsimile and telephone; 4) Accessibility to the ESS facility, (parking, proximity to subway system, shuttle service, etc.), security, and a comfortable environment are important considerations; 5) A conference room accommodating approximately 150 people for a pre- proposal conference tentatively schedule for 11 June 1997; the proceedings will need to be videotaped and the final tape will need to be duplicated and distributed to potential offerors (exact number of copies unknown at this time); 6) A secure facility to be used as a technical library during the draft and final solicitation phases, accessible during normal work hours tentatively during the period 17 March through 22 October 1997, large enough to accommodate at least two visitors at a time, equipped with a computer and printer for downloading documents, an available copier in or near the facility, an attendant available to schedule appointments, monitor visits by potential offerors and maintain a log of documents accessed/copies. The Government would need to view all facilities described above prior to contract award. All interested sources in the Washington Metropolitan area desiring consideration must provide a written capability statement to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of the publication of this notice. No telephonic requests will be accepted. No solicitation is available. No further CBD notice is planned. (0065)

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