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D -- NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET DUE 102999 POC Patrick Ferraro, Contracting Officer, 703/602-7707 or Melanie Harvey, Contract Specialist, 703/602-3102x226 NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET -- The United States Navy and United States Marine Corps intend to enter into a long-term arrangement with the commercial sector to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end information services including associated capital infrastructure improvements necessary to meet quality of service requirements, as well as maintenance, training, and operation of that infrastructure. This initiative is known as the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). The scope of this effort includes everything necessary to ensure the secure transmission of voice, video, and data information between authorized users within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii. The draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), the associated draft Design Reference Memorandum (DRM), and a request for industry comments on the documents are posted to the NMCI website at http://www.contracts.hq.navsea.navy.mil/nmci/. These documents provide the most current description of the operational environment and functional requirements of the NMCI. Please note that a formal solicitation is not available at this time; this correspondence is only a request for industry comment, due on or before 29 October 1999. It does not constitute a request for proposal, and should not be considered a commitment of any kind by the Government to procure NMCI Services. Please refer all questions to Melanie Harvey at harveymk@navsea.navy.mil. Posted 10/01/99 (W-SN387618). (0274)

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