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D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOL DTTS59-98-R-00001 POC Nancy Martus, 202/366-6962, Contracting Officer, Richard Lieber, 202/366-4954 WEB: ITOP II Draft RFP, http://itop.dot.gov//. E-MAIL: ITOP2, itop2@tasc.dot.gov. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC), plans to issue a follow-on contract to the Information Technology Omnibus Procurement (ITOP). Under the program, ITOP II, Information Technology requirements will be acquired through the use of multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts in three functional areas. The functional areas are Information Systems Engineering (ISE) covering requirements such as development, analysis, and implementation of IT strategies, architectures, program planning and assessment, and risk, trade-off, requirements, alternatives, and feasibility studies that advance the goals and objectives of the Government; Systems Operations and Management (SOM) covering requirements such as planning, analysis, troubleshooting, integration, acquisition, installation, operations, maintenance, training, documentation, and administration services for office automation systems, and; Information Systems Security (ISS) covering requirements such as operational and analytical support related to security for mainframe information assets, disaster recovery, computer security awareness and training, quantitative risk analysis of large sensitive systems and independent verification and validation tests. For each functional area, TASC intends to 1) issue multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts with a minimum guarantee, and 2) compete subsequent delivery/task orders among those firms that win a contract within the functional area. It is the intent of this office to make available to other Government agencies (including state, local, and quasi-governmental agencies) the opportunity to satisfy their requirements by utilizing the contracts awarded under ITOP II. The Government intends, for each functional area, to award a minimum of two contracts to 8(a) firms, a minimum of two contracts to small businesses, and a minimum of two contracts under full and open competition. Offerors will be asked to submit a complete proposal foreach functional area they propose and may not compete in more than one category (e.g., 8(a), small business, or full and open) for each functional area. Offerors may submit proposals in more than one functional area. There is one pre-solicitation briefing planned to be held on May 12, 1998, in the U.S. Department of Interior auditorium, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Offerors are not limited in representatives that can attend. Pre-registration is required by faxing or e-mailing a request to Cheryl Buchanan at fax (202) 366-9848 or e-mail at itop2@tasc.dot.gov. A hard copy of the draft solicitation is available by written request to the above address. The solicitation will also be available electronically, 24 hours a day, via the Internet. A summary of the changes from the original ITOP program and the entire draft solicitation will be accessible via World Wide Web (WWW). The DOT WWW Server can be reached at http://itop.dot.gov//. When connected, select the link titled "ITOP II Draft RFP". (It is anticipated that a draft version of the solicitation will be available for comment April 10, 1998. Comments will be accepted up to May 8, 1998, and may be sent via e-mail to itop2@tasc.dot.gov or in writing to the above point of contact. The anticipated timeframe for release of the formal solicitation is summer 1998. Note that these dates are subject to change and it is the responsibility of the interested parties to periodically check the solicitation status either through checking the Internet or by calling the point of contact.) After the release of the draft RFP the Government will not meet with contractors. The following Notice is for information purposes only for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting office listed above.***** (0082)

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