THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT NETWORKING SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE INFORMATION SHARING INITIATIVE (ISI) SOLICITATION NUMBER TFF-98-018 In a continuing effort to enhance General Services Administration (GSA) procurement opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses, the Office of Enterprise Development (OED), in conjunction with the Federal Technology Service FEDCAF, will be conducting a networking session under the Solicitation Number TFF-98-018, for the development, deployment and management of advanced information systems within the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The FBI, with this acquisition, will hire an industry partner to modernize its computing infrastructure by applying business process reengineering concepts. ISI will employ three categories of function: (1) distributed document and image processing and electronic information management; (2) analytical capabilities and intelligence processing; (3) and multilevel information security and data sharing. Although this is a single award, we anticipate various multiple subcontracting opportunities under this acquisition. The networking session will allow potential prime contractors, large, small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses the opportunity to come together and exchange business interests with the hope of establishing a contracting relationship under the ISI acquisition. ISI PROCUREMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN $500 MILLION DOLLARS. TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE AWARD CONSIDERATION FOR THIS ACQUISITION, THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE FOR THE PROCUREMENT IS 7379. TO ENSURE THAT THE POTENTIAL PRIME CONTRACTORS AND THE INTERESTED LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES HAVE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS, TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS OR SUBCONTRACTING AGREEMENTS, ONLY THE FIRST 100 FIRMS TO REGISTER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NETWORKING SESSION. The networking session is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., September 30, 1998, at: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AUDITORIUM 18th And F Streets, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20405 (202) 501-1021 All businesses wishing to participate in the networking session should register via Internet at Ernest.Woodson@GSA.GOV no later than c.o.b., September 28, 1998. Any firm (large or small) planning to compete as a prime contractor, interested in making a presentation at the networking session during the session, should contact Ernest Woodson at (202) 501-1400 by c.o.b., September 28, 1998. ALL INTERESTED FIRMS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS NETWORKING SESSION IS NOT A "PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE" AND THAT NO TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE NETWORKING SESSION. THERE IS NO COST FOR ATTENDING THE NETWORKING SESSION. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SHARING INITIATIVE PROCUREMENT NETWORKING SESSION September 30, 1998 9:00 A.M. Welcome and Opening Remarks Dietra L. Ford Associate Administrator Office of Enterprise Development Current Contracting Status Jean D. Davis Contracting Officer ISI Federal Technology Service Current Technical Status Tony Guerra Technical Representative ISI Federal Technology Service Introduction of Potential Prime Contractors Ernest Woodson National 8(a) Program Manager Office of Enterprise Development Closing Remarks Dietra L. Ford 10:00 AM Networking E-MAIL: Ernest Woodson, Ernest.Woodson@GSA.GOV. Posted 09/11/98 (W-SN248650).

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