Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of Procurement, 14th & C. Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228

D -- MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING'S COMPUTER OPERATIONS FACILITY SOL BEP-99-25TN DUE 041299 POC Larry McCain, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-0133, Fax (202) 874-3135, Email larry.mccain@bep.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=BEP-99-25TN&L ocID=142. E-MAIL: Larry McCain, larry.mccain@bep.treas.gov. The following requirement is a competitive 8(a) set-aside, for 8(a) firms serviced by the SBA Washington, D.C. District Office only. The previous solicitation, BEP-99-10(TN) has been cancelled. This is the re-solicitation of these services. The previous solicitation_s (BEP-99-10(TN)) requirements that Computer Operators have 1 year of IBM-9672-R series experience and that they be Key Personnel have been relaxed. The Computer Operators are hereby required to be high school graduates, with at least 1 year of experience in operating any large scale IBM Mainframe/server computer system and network server; and are no longer listed as key personnel. In addition, the re-solicitation adds a requirement for shift Supervisors during the weekend shifts. The Shift Supervisors are all classified as key personnel. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has a requirement for managerial and operational support services for it_s Computer Operations Facility (COF), located at the BEP Washington, D.C. facility. This anticipated period of performance for this requirement is one twelve month base period and four twelve month options periods. The COF is required to be operable seven days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a day. The main subsystems in the COF are comprised of the following: (1) hardware components; (2) software components; (3) communications components; (4) output/production control; (5) media library; and (6) help desk. Successful management and operation of the COF shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) providing quick responses to unique expertise requirements, studies or evaluations, and specialized technical knowledge or technology upgrades; (2) ensuring the forward progress of the BEP_s programs at all times; (3) installing and applying state-of-the-art software systems, operating and controlling procedures provided by the BEP, and complete coordination of all maintenance activities; (4) performing minor maintenance on the IBM and Stratus systems including but not limited to cleaning tape/cartridges drives, printers, hardware, software, and telecommunications and networks; (5) installing new versions of IBM and other proprietary software and, at the Government_s option, new versions of Stratus software; (6) maintaining all systems, error, and job logs; and (7) maintaining and inventory of supplies and equipment such as paper, printer ribbons, tapes, and printer panels. The Contractor shall not be responsible for equipment maintenance other than minor preventive maintenance and terminal swapping. In addition the Contractor shall be responsible for meeting production cycle requirements such as (1) ensuring that production schedules are maintained, (2) output is distributed in a timely manner, and (3) that jobs are initiated in a proper sequence. The solicitation and it_s attachments will be published on the General Services Administration_s Electronic Posting System (EPS) at: http://www.eps.gov/, on or about March 11, 1999. The solicitation and applicable attachments will be available in Microsoft Word 97 format for download. Hard copies will not be issued. Prospective offerors that would like to be included on the e-mail solicitation notification list to be notified of the issuance date of the solicitation and/or amendments, should provide the following information: e-mail address, company name, company address, business telephone number, and a point of contact. All prospective offerors who were on the previous electronic notification list, need not submit a request for inclusion on the new electronic notification list, as they will automatically be included on the new list. This information should be provided to Larry W. McCain at: larry.mccain@bep.treas.gov. See Note 26. Posted 02/23/99 (D-SN301493). (0054)

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