FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5083

D -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF NCBC, GULFPORT, MS SOL N00140-97-R-2552 DUE 080197 POC Point of Contact -- J. Tierney, Contract Specialist, 215-697-9692, K. Sweetra, Contracting Officer, 215-697-9693. E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. The FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire Information Systems Services for the Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC), Gulfport, MS. on a small business set aside basis. These services include, but are not limited to the following: Hardware troubleshooting and maintenance of more than 1,300 pieces of IS equipment such as CPUs, printers, monitors, CD ROMs, and other peripheral equipment ranging from 286s to Pentiums; troubleshooting and maintenance of application software in support of customer operations; COTS evaluation and recommendations,: LAN/WAN planning, installation and administration (including but not limited to software maintenance, troubleshooting, problem resolution, adding/deleting users); administration of current LAN/WAN environment with ten (10) LAN servers (plus one (1) comm server) located in several different buildings, and approximately 300 users; management of the telecommunication network; maintaining an accurate inventory of all ADP equipment; administering an ADP security program sufficient to obtain and retain accreditation; virus prevention/protection; PC application program maintenance (Clipper, Dbase); maintenance and development of mainframe (Amdahl 5995-700A with MVS/ESA 4.2 operating system or similar) application programs (in-depth knowledge of JCL, RPGII, COBOL, MARK IV, DYL-280 required); RJE printing of output products from a mainframe requiring operation of a Xerox 4050 high-production laser printer, Xerox FDL and PDL languages, and BARR/RJE software. PC application of programming development and maintenance for applications which interface with a mainframe (requires knowledge of JCL, Clipper, and Banyan FTP procedures); problem resolution, production control, quality control and scheduling of mainframe output, customer liaison to determine customer report requirements,; data entry and verification; and technical support and operation of a video teleconferencing (VTC) facility; researching, recommending, requisitioning, receiving and installing new microcomputer equipment and software. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated, with a base period of performance running from 1 Jan 1998 through 30 September 1998, with four, one year options. This solicitation is part of a Government cost comparison to determine whether accomplishing the specified work under contract bor by Government performance is more economical. If Government performance is determined to be more economical, this solicitation will be canceled and no contract will be awarded. The solicitation may require the submission of cost/price and technical proposals. This solicitation shall be set aside 100% for small businesses. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia. Requests for a copy of the solicitation should be made by letter or telefax (215-697-9738) to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia Code 02P52F. Numbered Note 26 applies, and the SIC code for this acquisition effort is 8322. (0134)

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