DISA-DITCO/DTS42, 2300 East Drive, Bldg 3600, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

D -- ON-CALL MAINTENANCE FOR TANDEM CLUSTER CONTROLLERS AT DIPC NORFOLK SOL DCA200-97-Q-0130 DUE 091697 POC Lisa O'Donnell, (618) 256-9721 ACTUAL SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY; THEREFORE THERE IS NO NEED TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITH REFERENCE TO THIS CBD NOTICE. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Computer Technology Procurement Branch (DTS42), Scott AFB, IL, will procure through an electronic bulletin board, the Information Technology Acquisition Bulletin Board System(ITABBS), the following items: On-Call Maintenance for 89 Tandem Model T6600 Scorpion Cluster Controllers located at Defense Information Processing Center (DIPC), 1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 680, Norfolk, VA. The period of performance is 1 Oct 97 through 30 Sep 98. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 7378. The anticipated Request for Quote (RFQ) release date is 9 Sep 97 with proposals expected to be due 16 Sep 97. Vendor proposals in response to this solicitation must be in hard copy. Vendors will be able to dial into the electronic ITABBS to download the RFQ, receive amendments, and other related correspondence. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. Information from the electronic bulletin board system will either be in ASCII or Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 format. Solicitations are usually a compressed (PKZIP) MS Word file requiring you to have compatible software to extract the file. The ITABBS can be accessed by any vendor through standard hardware and software. To access ITABBS, the necessary communications parameters are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with modem speeds of 1.2 -- 14.4 KBPS. ITABBS requirements will remain posted until the deadline has passed for submission of vendor proposals. Interested vendors are encouraged to access ITABBS via telephone number (618) 256-9200 to view all public information. If you experience problems or have any questions, please contact the System Administrator at (618) 256-9380 between 0800 and 1630 central time, Monday through Friday. The Contract Specialist can be reached via facsimile at (618) 256-9592 and e-mail at odonnell@ditco.disa.mil. (0241)

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