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D -- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (DISN NCR MAN) DUE 010499 POC Mr. Rushton Williamson, Communications Specialist at (703) 681-1639, LTC Byron Athan, Contract Specialist at (703) 681-0527 or Mr. Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer at (703) 681-0526 WEB: Click here to access the DITCO web page for more information, http://www.ditco.disa.mil/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, LTC, athanb@ncr.disa.mil. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) hereby issues a Request for Information (RFI) regarding a Defense Information Systems Network National Capital Region Metropolitan Area Network (DISN NCR MAN) transport service. The DISN NCR MAN will provide DOD with the capability to extend DISN services to all DOD Organizations in the NCR. The DISN NCR MAN will ensure that the National Command Authority, JCS, Pentagon and DOD Services and Agencies are supported by a protected MAN, as a critical sub-component of the Global DISN CONUS and OCONUS long-haul networks supporting United States forces deployed around the world. The National Capital Region (NCR) is defined by DOD Directive 4640.7 to include the geographical area located within the boundaries of the District of Columbia, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon and Prince William Counties. The DISN NCR MAN may also include, but is not limited to: PAX River, Ft. Detrick, Ft. Meade, Quantico MCB, Dahlgren and A.P. Hill. Services will include, but are not limited to, commercially available local and regional area transmission services between any points located within the DISN NCR MAN region as designated and ordered by the Government. Transmission services may include circuit encryption services. Any media and technical enhancements that may become commercially available during the contract term may be used. The Request for Information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ditco.disa.mil/ under DITCO news on the DITCO home page. You are invited to prepare a white paper with comments and suggestions on the DISN NCR MAN description of work and address the question set contained therein. Additional informational brochures or user manuals are welcome. Any material submitted, including the white paper, will not be returned. Interested parties must submit their responses (excluding brochures) electronically via 3.5" diskette in Word 7.0. If brochures or manuals are to be submitted, respondents must provide 10 copies of any materialsthat are not available electronically. DISA intends to distribute the responses to this RFI within the Agency and other Government offices for review purposes. Accordingly, respondents shall clearly identify sensitive or proprietary material. DISA reserves the right to contact vendors to provide clarifications on capabilities or to ask questions. In addition, respondents may, and are encouraged to present their white papers to DISA during scheduled sessions. Sources submitting a response and interested in also making a technical presentation, may arrange to do so by contacting Mr. Rush Williamson, D21, (703) 681-1639, E-Mail: willia1r@ncr.disa.mil. It is contemplated that the proposed contract will be a fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity delivery and/or task order contract(s) with a draft Request for Proposal anticipated for release in May 1999. The period of performance will depend on the technical solutions considered during acquisition strategy development. Currently, a two to three-year base period with several one-year option periods is envisioned. Industry is encouraged to comment on suggested contract type and term as well as lease versus purchase and straight service versus leased capacity. Respondents are invited to offer comments regarding acquisition strategy, potential technical approach to include technology insertion, use of commercial or other non-developmental items, interoperability with current and future architecture and environment, equipment compatibility over the term of the contract, identification of risk areas, ability to meet future user needs, scalability, suggested management approach, and ideas to resolve widely known industry billing problems. While it is desirable that the suggested solution is compatible with existing equipment, other alternatives will be entertained if they are more cost effective. Offerors are also requested to describe any limitations for a given geographical area of the region given the potential technical approach. This RFI is for informationand planning purposes. This is not a notice of solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI. The Government will retain comments and information received in response to this RFI. The information provided in this notice is currently being drafted and will likely change. This information is provided to obtain industry perspectives as the Government develops its acquisition strategy, and to allow maximum time for industry to plan and develop teaming arrangements. The Point of Contact (POC) for technical issues concerning this announcement is Mr. Rush Williamson, D21, (703) 681-1639, E-Mail: willia1r@ncr.disa.mil. The POCs for contractual issues are LTC Byron Athan, Contract Specialist, D211 at (703) 681-0527, E-mail athanb@ncr.disa.mil or Mr. Peter G. Smingler, DISN Contracting Officer at (703) 681-0526, Fax (703) 681-6625, E-mail sminglep@ncr.disa.mil. Proprietary information should be identifiedas such. In order to be considered responses must be submitted no later than 4 January 1999. Responses should be sent to LTC Byron Athan, DISA/D211, Skyline 4, 5113 Leesburg Pike, Room 428, Falls Church, VA 22041-3205. In addition to two paper copies, an electronic copy should be provided. The electronic copy should be in MS Word 7.0. Responses must include the Company Name, Street Address, City, State, nine-digit Zip Code, POC, POC telephone and facsimile numbers. If the company address includes a post office box, a complete street address should also be provided. It is contemplated that the Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 4813 will be used for determining the company's size. Posted 11/03/98 (W-SN267988). (0307)

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