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70 -- DISK STORAGE DEVICE SOL N66604-99-R-0839 DUE 021699 POC G. Shenberger, Contract Negotiator at (401) 832-1854; C. Gorman, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1489; FAX (401) 832-4820. WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Geraldine Shenberger, Contract Negotiator, shenbergergr@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. This is the second amendment to combined synopsis/solicitation N66604-R-0839 published on 1/28/99 for Unison Information Systems RAID I/O FLYER II DISK STORAGE DEVICES. The closing date is 02/16/99 and delivery will be expected 2/27/99 or ten days after award. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is deleted. This amendment also addresses more questions from potential offerors. Question 5: What Operating System will control the storage devices? Answer: HP-UX. Question 6: Do you require 100GB minimum storage for each of the five disk storage devices? Answer: We require 500GB minimum storage but it does not have to be five separate storage devices. It can be one storage device with the capacity of 500GB. Question 7: Are all devices intended for installation at NUWCDIVNPT whether it be five separate devices or one? Answer: Yes. Question 8: Are five-meter cables sufficient? Answer: Yes. Question 9: Is one channel sufficient for your application? Answer: Yes. Question 10: Is "16MB cache minimum" sufficient for your application? Answer: Yes. Question 11: Is expansion required for these RAID systems? Answer: No. Question 12: What is the desired data rate transfer? Answer: Maximum rate 35MB/second, no specific requirement for burst or sustained rates. Question 13: What application are you running? Answer: The storage devices will be used to store large data files that will be the output of a C program. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Estimated RFP release date: 1/28/99; SIC Code: 3572. Posted 02/05/99 (W-SN295538). (0036)

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