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D -- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES -- GLOBAL II (DSS -- G II) SOL DCA200-00-R-5023 POC Lieutenant Colonel Steven Perry, Systems Acquisition Manager, (703) 681-4585; Ms. Nancy McClain, Contract Specialist, (703) 681-6152; or Mr. Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-0526 WEB: Click here to access documents pertinent to the DSS, http://www.disa.mil/d4/diioss/dssg. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the primary Contract Specialist, LTC Steve Perry, Joint Systems Acquisition Officer at perrys@ncr.disa.mil. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) will issue a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Defense Information Systems Network Support Services -- Global II (DSS -- G II) requirement on or about 21 June 2000. The Draft RFP will describe the overall performance requirements, initial task orders, labor categories, technical services, logistical support, and other required functions necessary to provide support services for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN). The purpose of the draft RFP is to open and encourage a two-way exchange of information between potential offerors and the Government and to improve the understanding of the Government's proposal requirements contemplated under the DSS -- G II contract. The requirements expressed above are currently being satisfied through separate contracts which will expire on or about 1 June 2001: (1) Defense Information Systems Network Support Services -- Global (DSS—G) (DCA200-96-D-0065), and (2) Integrated Digital Telecommunications Network Node and Associated Network Management System (AFNET)(DCA200-90-0055). DISA seeks to maximize its ability to utilize commercially available products and services to support operation of the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN). The Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) is a sub-element of the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII), and is the Department of Defense's (DOD) consolidated, worldwide, enterprise-level telecommunications infrastructure that provides end-to-end information transfer capability to support DOD and other Government Agencies' operations. This requires a very flexible operational system with a transmission capability that provides multimedia services with sufficient capacity to enable voice, data, video, and image transfer during wartime, operations other than war, peacekeeping operations and other peace time contingency missions such as natural disaster relief, or humanitarian assistance missions, that the DoD may be called upon to support. These telecommunication and information technology system capabilities must be delivered from the lowest tactical level to the strategic level of the National Command Authority in a very dynamic and continually changing global environment. To support this requirement DISA has an ongoing need for a support services contractor possessing considerable depth in its ability to provide telecommunications and information technology support services for DOD in both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. The DSS -- G II contract will allow DISA to order DISN support services on a world-wide basis by executing Task Orders with specifically defined performance requirements and schedules as such requirements are identified and funded. The DSS -- G II will support DISA's life-cycle management of the DISN communication infrastructure. Support services to be provided under the DSS -- G II contract may include,but are not limited to: program management support; operations management support; systems engineering; hardware and software engineering, procurement, installation, test and evaluation, configuration management, and operations and maintenance. They may also include user training; manufacturing engineering; quality assurance; and integrated logistics support. The DSS G II contractor shall provide Contract and Task Order Management and, in response to individual Task Order requirements, shall provide all necessary qualified personnel, facilities, equipment and material needed. Additionally, other Federal Government Departments and Agencies may acquire these telecommunication and information technology systems support services under the DSS G II contract through DISA. Information concerning the current DSS -- G contract can be found on the Defense Information Systems Agency home page at http://www.disa.mil/d4/diioss/dssg. The DSS -- G II Draft RFP (Sections A-M, Statement of Work, Task Orders 1-14, and Labor Category List) will be placed on the DITCO web page on or about 21 June 2000 at http://www.ditco.disa.mil. To access the DSS -- G II Draft RFP, go to the web page, click on "Contracting Opportunities," click on "Browse Opportunities," and click on "RFP/RFQ/RFB/RFI (Description)." Interested industry offerors are advised to carefully review the special instructions which will be posted with the Draft RFP as they will contain information on submitting industry comments on the Draft RFP back to the Government, information on an upcoming presolicitation conference, and other important information particular to this acquisition. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THE DRAFT RFP OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT RFP. A DSS -- G II Presolicitation Conference is being scheduled for the 10 July 2000 timeframe. The one-day event will highlight the DISN Support Services -- Global II acquisition initiatives. The specific date, place, timesand registration instructions will be posted on the DITCO web page on or about 21 June 2000. Comments submitted in response to the draft RFP must be submitted electronically, using Windows 98 and Microsoft Office 97 or lower, to dss-gII@ncr.disa.mil. Proprietary information should be identified as such. Comments submitted after 28 July 2000 may not be considered. ALL inquiries regarding the DSS -- G II RFP must be submitted electronically. The point of contact for technical issues concerning this announcement is Mr. William Martens at martensw@ncr.disa.mil. The points of contact for contractual issues are LTC Steve Perry, Joint Systems Acquisition Officer at perrys@ncr.disa.mil, Ms. Nancy McClain, Contract Specialist, at mcclainn@ncr.disa.mil, Mr. Terry Green, Contract Specialist, at greent@scott.disa.mil or Mr. Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer at sminglep@ncr.disa.mil. It is contemplated that Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 4899 will be used for determining company size and status. See Note 23. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463768). (0164)

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