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D -- DODIIS INTEGRATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES (DIESCON II) SOL 492/0002Z/98 POC Contract Specialist, Darnetta Thomas, 202-231-2166 WEB: Click here to review Draft RFQ, http://www.dia.mil/vaca/diescon/diescon_index.html. The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) intends to solicit Information Technoogy (IT) engineering and technical services in support of DIA and Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS). The requirements under this project, known as the DoDIIS Integration and Engineering Support Services Contract II (DIESCON II), will be satisfied through the execution of Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) under GSA Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (FSC Group 70, FSS Service Providers). Teaming is encouraged but is not required. It is the Government's intent to award a sufficient number of BPAs to meet its requirements. The requirements consist of the following four Service Categories: 1) Community Infrastructure Management Services includes, but is not limited to network planning and engineering, rapid response capability, hardware and software support, security certification and accreditation, and training and documentation; 2) Information Systems Services includes, but is not limited to, planning, integration, deployment, operation, and management of UNIX and Windows NT based client server environments, local area networks, and general IT capabilities world wide; 3) Intelligence Support and Information Services include, but is not limited to, application support, hardware support, general information system engineering and technical assistance, business process analysis and re-engineering, and training and documentation; and 4) General Technical Support Services includes, but is not limited to, business and specialized application support (not covered elsewhere), database management systems (DBMS), engineering and software support, general information (IT) hardware support, general information system engineering and technical assistance, business process analysis and re-engineering, system/facilities management and maintenance support, Internet/Intranet World Wide Web (WWW) support and video production and teleconferencing support. After BPA award, orders will be placed using FAR 8.4 procedures or may be competed among some or all BPA holders. While FAR Part 8 does not require synopsis, this CBD announcement is intended to stimulate interest from industry. All future information regarding this project will be issued via the World Wide Web. No further notices will appear in the CBD. A draft RFQ, including SOW, will be released to industry for comment on or about 15 December 1997 and may be accessed at http://www.dia.mil/vaca/diescon/diescon_index.html. This may also be reached through the DIA home page at http://www.dia.mil. Once there, scroll down the menu on the left-hand frame and select "Doing Business with DIA" then scroll the text and select "DIA Contracts." Select "DIESCON II Draft RFQ." The Government intends to use the World Wide Web to the maximum extent possible in executing the BPAs. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure that the document has been received in its entirety from the web site and Virginia Contracting Activity bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. E-mail addresses will be provided at the web site for your comments and questions. Inquiries may also be addressed to Virginia Contracting Activity P. O. Box 46563, Attn: Darnetta Thomas, Washington, DC 20050-6563, or FAXED to (202) 231-2831. Not telephone inquiries will be accepted. (0349)

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