NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 211, Greenbelt, MD 20771

D -- OUTSOURCING THE DESKTOP INITATIVE FOR NASA (ODIN) SOL RFP5-ODIN039 POC Karen M. Smith, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-8162, Fax (301)286-1654, Email Karen.M.Smith.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFP5-ODIN039. E-MAIL: Karen M. Smith, Karen.M.Smith.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for products and services grouped into service levels according to function and performance requirements. These include Desktop systems, including Science and Engineering workstations, Servers performing general use functions (e.g., Email and Internet), Database and other servers as appropriate, Intra-center communications systems, including Local Area Networks, Voice, FAX, Audio/Video, and RF/Wireless systems, Cable plant services, ODIN system engineering Standard support services and Server system administration. Also included are "Help Desk" support (as proposed by the offeror), training, system administration network support services, including network management. Additionally, there will be the requirement to provide in the manner proposed by the offeror, hardware and standard COTS software, installation, maintenance, shared services (e.g., file, print), and network access. Technology refreshment will occur on the seats provided as well as the communications infrastructure. This will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for use by all NASA centers, and available to tenant Government agencies on NASA or NASA-supported sites (e.g., the Air Force at Patrick Air Force Base). The contract will have a nine year ordering period with an initial delivery order period of three years, and the possibility of two additional three-year delivery order periods. The first draft RFP was released on 8/29/97. A revised draft RFP was released on 10/22/97 with the actual RFP being issued in mid-November. All interested sources should review the material at the ODIN world-wide-web site URL <http://outsource.gsfc.nasa.gov&;gt;. A list of potential primes is also available at this site. The RFP is utilizing FAR Part 12 Terms and Conditions to acquire commercial services/items. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The Government is considering having the price proposals be submitted on CD-ROM. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Word and RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0297)

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