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99 -- MISCELLANEOUS OFF-SITE STORAGE SERVICES FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA SOL IFB DAS 98-114 POC Marcella Green, Contract Specialist(703) 306-1122 and Veronica Bankins, Contracting Officer(703) 306-1122 E-MAIL: Veronica M. Bankins, Contracting Officer, vbankins@nsf.gov and mgreen@nsf.gov. The National Science Foundation has a requirement for off-site storage services for its electronic data and hard copy back-up records. The NSF has a large computer infrastructure that consists of an IBM mainframe, a Hewlett Packard mainframe, plus Local Area Network (LAN), and e-mail services. NSF maintains weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and yearly storage/return cycles for its electronic data. NSF also generates hardcopy records for its backup data. The various services will be required: Pick-up and return of electronic data media materials; pick-up of paper back-up documents; monthly storage and activity reports; unscheduled pick-up and return of electronic data media or paper documents. The electronic data media will include the following formats: 3480 tape cartridges, standard 9 track tapes, 8mm tape cartridges, and 4mm tape cartridges. An Invitation for Bid solicitation will be issued with a certification of compliance of vault requirements. The solicitation will contain 4 optional years. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. Acquisition will be procured under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is: 7379 N.E.C. -- Computer Services Not Elsewhere Classified. The size standard is $18 million in annual receipts over the last three fiscal years. It is preferred that the contractor off-site data storage facility be located within a 100 kilometer (62-mile) radius of the NSF Headquarters, Arlington, Virginia. Any bidder intending to use off-site data storage facilities outside this area should furnish information, with their bid, which will on its face demonstrate ability to meet the scheduled requirements. Interested parties should request in writing a copy of the solicitation. You may fax your request at 703-306-0870. Solicitation is scheduled to be ready March 3, 1998. Only written requests will be honored. No telephone calls please. (0049)

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