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70 -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES DUE 110298 POC Ms. Ronne A. Rogin, 703/875-4801 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer., Ronne.A.Rogin@dos.us-state.gov. 70 -- Information Technology Support Services. SIC: 7376. The Department of State is seeking information from firms who can provide the services described herein. Only firms that are small, 8(a), or SDB need respond, so that we may determine whether the requirement can be set aside. Large firms and firms without the requisite experience SHOULD NOT RESPOND. The focus of the required work is LAN/WAN management/administration/integration in a classified environment. Respondents must have at least 2 years experience in managing such a contract (i.e., as prime); teaming arrangement(s) with larger firms is encouraged. Specific requirements, all of which must be met, are as follows: Must have acted as prime contractor in a classified data center environment, operating 24X7X365, where all shifts are utilized in completing tasks (i.e., shift 2 hands off work to shift 3, and work continues to progress on a specific task); must be able to provide people for all 3 shifts, including substitutes when employees are ill and/or short-term personnel for specific tasks; must provide fully-trained personnel to include Microsoft-Certified LAN Engineers -- all employees must have successfully completed MS NT Client training and all must be competent in advanced capabilities of the MS Office Suite; company must possess or be capable of obtaining Top Secret Facilities clearance; employees must possess or be capable of obtaining Top Secret clearance through SCI; must be able to manage Microsoft Windows NT servers and clients, help desks, MS Exchange servers and clients, DEC Alphas, IBM AIX servers, IBM-compatible PC's, and Wang desktop equipment. Most services required in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, but some local and international travel may be required. Firms responding must include the following information: Business size and classification (no large businesses, please); GSA Schedule information if applicable (do you have a GSA Schedule contract that includes the required services? If so, please provide contract no. and expiration date of contract); provide at least two references (agency, contact name and correct phone no.) where you have been providing these services as the prime contractor in a classified, 24X7X365 environment; describe your ability to fulfill personnel requirements, both in terms of numbers and qualifications (use current contracts as examples); and current corporate/personnel clearances, if any. This market research information will be utilized to determine the Department's course of action. Response to this synopsis will not entitle firms to submit a proposal in response to a formal solicitation or request for quotations. Responses may be faxed to Ronne Rogin at 703/875-6085 or hand-delivered to 1701 N. Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn, VA 22209. If hand-delivered, please call either Annabella Dizon at 875-6055, or the receptionist at 516-1706 for pickup from the guard's desk. Posted 10/26/98 (W-SN265369). (0299)

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