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

70 -- OFF SITE VAULTING SERVICES DUE 091598 POC Lynne Ware, 618-229-9590 The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Computer Technology Division, Procurement Branch (DTS42) intends to issue a contract for the acquisition of services for the following at Defense Megacenter-St. Louis: vault storage for 3480 cartridge tapes and 8mm cartridges. To comply with regulatory guidance, the back-up tapes must be stored at an alternate location. Tapes must be accessible at any time to the DMC in case system recovery is needed. Current requirement in house is approximately 20,000 3480 cartridge tapes and 50 8mm cartridges with the potential for growth. Accessibility to off-site storage facility is required seven days/week, 24 hours/day. Off site storage facilities an ddelivery and pick up of tapes to the DMC are necessary to meet this objective. The contractor shall provide daily control and rotation services for between 50 to 250,000 cartridges. The contractor shall retrieve and transport cartridges between the contractor's off site vault and the DMC. The contractor shall provide shelving units to transport media and daily storage space for these transport cases. The contractor shall provide up to 720 square feet vault shelf storage space for 3480/8mm cartridge tape media cases not rotated on a regular basis. This does not include all requirements for this acquisition. Period of performance is 1 Oct 98-30 Sep 99. Companies who can provide the above listed services must indicate their interest within 6 days of this announcement. Any party interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation shall provide written notice to the Contracting Office. Datafax requests to 618-229-9592 are acceptable. No contract award will be made on the basis of of quotations/proposals received in resoponse to this notice. The resultant contract will be firm-fixed price. Oral communications are not acceptable. Posted 09/09/98 (W-SN247470). (0252)

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