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

D -- ON-SITE PREVENTATIVE AND REMEDIAL HARDWARE MAINTENANCE FOR MULITPLE LOCATIONS SOL DCA200-97-R-0014 DUE 021598 POC Lisa O'Donnell, (618) 229-9721 The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Scott AFB, IL, will procure Preventative and Remedial On-Site Hardware Maintenance for 14 Defense Megacenters (DMCs) and the Defense Continuity of Operations and Test Facility (DCTF), Slidell, LA, and remote satellite DPI/IPC Installations throughout CONUS, Panama, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS sights. This RFP is divided into two sections. Level I maintenance on equipment located at all locations require 24 X 7 hardware maintenance support. This portion is unrestricted full and open competition. Level II and III maintenance support on equipment located at the DMCs and DCTF requires 9 X 5 and next business day, respectfully, hardware maintenance support. This portion is a PARTIAL SET-ASIDE under the SBA 8(a) Program. This partial set-aside will be a competitive 8(a) procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 7378. The anticipated RFP release date is 22 Dec 97 with proposals expected to be due approximately on 15 Feb 98 . Vendor proposals in response to this RFP must be received in hard copy in accordance with the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. ACTUAL SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITH REFERENCE TO THIS CBD NOTICE. However, if you would like to be included on a Bidder's List to be published electronically for teaming and subcontracting opportunities, you can submit a written request to Lisa O'Donnell via fax at (618) 229-9414 or e-mail at odonnell@ditco.disa.mil Please include a fax number and an e-mail address, if available, in your request. Vendors will be able to download the RFP, amendments, related correspondence, etc. by two methods. Vendors can access the DITCO Home Page, Contracting Opportunities, at http://www.ditco.disa.mil or by dialing into the electronic Information Technology Acquisition Bulletin Board System (ITABBS) at telephone number (618) 229-9200. Information will eitherbe in ASCII, Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0, or Excel 5.0 format. RFPs on ITABBS 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 FIP 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 the DITCO Home Page or ITABBS to view all public information. If you experience problems or have any questions with ITABBS, please contact the System Administrator at (618) 229-9380 between 0800 and 1630 Central Time, Monday thru Friday. Questions to the Contract Specialist can be sent via electronic mail at odonnell@ditco.disa.mil or by fax at (618) 229-9592. See Note 2. (0328)

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