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D -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORY SERVICES DUE 081799 POC John Nichols, (703) 681-2233 or Fax (703) 681-2797REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT Directory Services REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources capable of providing a commercial off the shelf (COTS) directory product to be used for a Directory Service to meet the needs of the Department of Defense (DOD). DISA uses small to mid-size hardware platforms with the exception of the Megacenters, which have substantial amounts of IBM mainframe hardware. Most of DISA's infrastructure is organized around mid-level SUN, HP and NT servers. DISA is mainly a telecommunications based organization supporting the warfighter, and its needs differ somewhat from the traditional telecommunications industry. DISA's Directory Service must be capable of providing controlled access to directory information to protect sensitive data, or inhibit the aggregation of sensitive data, and include fault tolerance and backup/recovery features. Within DOD, many directories have been implemented for multiple applications. Any product chosen must be able to synchronize data to and from these disparate sources on a real-time basis. The directory product chosen for the DOD Directory Service must be capable of performing data join/normalization with existing and future DOD directories based on Netscape, Microsoft Exchange/Active Directory, Lotus, DCL DMS directories, commercial X.500 directories, and Novell NDS. The directory product must have a configurable schema to allow for future changes without directory down-time. DISA is interested in obtaining written systems specification and supporting information pertaining to commercial Directory products. This specification should address the primary Directory characteristics such as performance, scalability, reliability, and enterprise support capabilities. Specific areas of interest are available benchmark Test results for large numbers of entries and accesses per minute, support for distributed operations (including replication, referral, and synchronization), Security features (including access control, the secure management of information and use of Transport Layer Security (TLS)), support for LDAP V3, a description of the plan for supporting PKIX, Programming interfaces, and other features that are unique to the product that will enhance the Directory Service functionality. In addition, responses should include a description of directory management tools to allow centralized management of the global Directory Service. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement. The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of contractor's information. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. If there is a GSA or other contract vehicle already available for the technology being proposed, please include this information in the response. Firms who wish to respond to this sources sought should contact John Nichols at Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: DISCA, 5600 Columbia Pilke, Falls Church VA 22041-2717 telephone (703) 681-2233, fax (703) 681-2797, email nicholsj@ncr.disa.mil. Posted 07/27/99 (W-SN359221). (0208)

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