U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command, Acquisition Directorate, Attn: AMSSC-AD, Natick, MA 01760-5011

99 -- OPTICAL JUKEBOX DUE 043099 POC jbaldwin@natick-notes02.army.mil The U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center has a requirement for an Optical Jukebox. This requirement is one hundred percent set aside from small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 5734 and the small business standard is $6.5M. The U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center anticipates a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for one (1) HP SureStore Model 1200ex (Part #C1107J) 238 Slot HP Magneto Optical Jukebox. The Optical Jukebox shall have the following salient characteristics: (6) 8X Drives (Total capacity 1.2TB/2.5TB Compressed), Sun Ultra 10S CommServ (2) 9GB Drives, 256Mb RAM, 333Mhz CPU, Modem, Solaris 2.6, Support for HP SureStore Model 1200ex (C1107J) Jukebox, ABARS Server Software for HP SureStore Model 1200ex (C1107J) Jukebox, PowerPress Compression -- Server, ABARS NT Client Licenses (quantity of five), ABARS Banyan Client Licenses (quantity of twenty-five), Lotus Notes NT Client Add-on Licenses (quantity of five), Jukebox License ABARS HP9000 HPP/UX License.The system must be able to back up and restore data from Unix, Banyan Vines and NT systems, and be able to restore mail system data down to the folder level for each user on the Vines Mail and NT Exchange systems. The Government intends on trading in the existing 144 Slot Optical Jukebox that is currently being used in return for the HP SureStore Optical Jukebox listed above. The existing system has the following specifications: 144 Slot HP Magneto Optical Jukebox with (4) 4X Drives (Total capacity 374GB/750GB Compressed), Sparc 5 Server, Support for HP 144 Slot Magneto Optical Jukebox, ABARS Server Software for Magneto Optical Jukebox, PowerPress Compression -- Server, ABARS NT Client Licenses (quantity of five), ABARS Banyan Client Licenses (quantity of twenty five), Lotus Notes NT Client Add-on Licenses (quantity of five), and Jukebox License ABARS HP9000 HPP/UX License. The Contractor shall take into account the trade in Jukebox when establishing their price for the upgrade system. Delivery shall F.O.B. Destination. The contractor shall assume that the shipping destination will be Natick, MA. Any parties interested in bidding on this procurement shall notify this office in writing (i.e. mail, fax or E-mail) by 1400 on 30 April 1999, at: USA Material Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, ATTN: STEAA-NC (Jeff Baldwin), Natick, MA 01760-5011. NO telephonic responses will be accepted. The point of contact for this procurement is Jeff Baldwin, at facsimile (508) 233 5286 or E-mail "jbaldwin@natick-notes02.army.mil" See Note 1. Posted 03/30/99 (W-SN314512). (0089)

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