Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

D -- CARDEROCK DIVISION NETWORK OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND NETWORK MODERNIZATION TO BE AWARDED UNDER COMPETITIVE 8(A) PROGRAM SOL N00167-98-R-0046 DUE 072098 POC David Tychman, 301-227-3475, C.O. C. Joan Miles, 301-227-1159 Contract for personnel to provide the Carderock Division Naval Surface Warfare Center (CDNWSC) with uninterrupted on-site Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for CDNET (Carderock Division NETwork) and modernize the network infrastructure within CDNSWC. The Government estimates that it will need approximately 69,360 man-hours per year for year one, 69,340 man-hours for year two, 65,400 man-hours for year three, and 51,660 man-hours per year for years four and five for a total estimated effort of 307,420 man-hours over the five year period of performance of this contract. The contractor's personnel will be required to perform the following services: (1) Operations, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair services on the Physical Cable Plant, LAN systems, WAN systems, and ancillary systems. This includes, but is not limited to Bridges, Routers, Hubs, Repeaters, Edge Switches, ATM switches, fiber optic cable components, 10BaseT cable components (UTP and STP), 10Base2 cable components, Communication Servers, Data Modems, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, and broadband CATV system components. (2) Installation, configuration integration, troubleshooting and problem resolution on user workstations for network and communication software including TCP/IP communications packages, Novell LAN drivers and shells, Microsoft Drivers, modem communication packages, and similar network software. User workstations supported include all versions of Microsoft Operating Systems as well as Macintosh systems and some UNIX systems. (3) Installation, configuration, integration, user registration, file backups, troubleshooting and problem resolution for servers including but not limited to Novell 3.x, Novell 4.x, NT servers and UNIX servers. (4) Network engineering/management support for CDNET including monitoring network performance, recommending configuration changes that will improve network performance, configuration of routers, edge switches, and ATM switches to optimize performance on the network and design of network services for new buildings or renovated areas. Experience with CISCO equipment, HP Openview and CISCO Works is required. (5) Provide HelpDesk analysts. Analysts are expected to support Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office produces, basic UNIX questions, standard Naval Surface Warfare Center and standard Department of Defense software applications (for example, Standard Procurement System, Industrial Logistics Support Management Information System (ILSMIS), Standard Labor Data Collection and Distribution Application (SLDCADA), Corporate Travel System) and locally developed software (for example, the Corporate Data Warehouse). (6) Provide computer operations services in support of business data processing. (7) Install network cabling within renovated areas. All employees must have at least an INERIM SECRET clearance within three months after he/she starts work, and a final SECRET clearance within six months after starting work. The contractor shall provide Year 2000 compliant information technology. This is a competitive contract offered under the Section 8(a) program of the U.S. Small Business Administration. All offerors must be certified by SBA as an eligible small business under the 8(a) program in SIC Code 7371 on the date their proposal is submitted. Offers submitted by firms not certified by SBA in the 8(a) program under SIC Code 7371 will not be considered for award. It is anticipated that solicitation N00167-98-R-0046 will be issued on or about 15 June 1998, and will close thirty days thereafter. Offerors who wish to receive a copy of the solicitation should send by mail or FAX a written request to: Commander, Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, ATTN: Code 3322 (David Tychman), 9500 MacArthur Blvd, West Bethesda, MD, 20817-5700 or to FAX no. 301-227-3638. All requests for copies of the RFP must include the solicitation number, name, address, telephone and FAX numbers of the requestor, and a statement whether the requestor is an 8(a) certified company or a non-8(a) certified company. Requests from 8(a) certified firms MUST include the name of the SBA District Office that handles their company, name and telephone number of their SBA employee contact at that District Office, and the date of expiration of their 8(a) certification. . (0153)

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