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70 -- CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) SOL DHQCNT00MPU0045 DUE 062800 POC Janice M. Haake, (618) 229-9678 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, haakej@scott.disa.mil. The purpose of this synopsis is to amend the combined synopsis/solicitation published in the CBD 14 Jun 2000. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as Amendment 0001 to solicitation DHQCNT00MPU0045. The purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions and answers; revise the HP T600 Configuration and revise the Training criteria. Questions and answers are as follows: QUESTION 1) Is there a reason that this solicitation requires a specific brand name and model? There are numerous vendors that can provide UNIX systems to meet the specific capacity and technological requirements, for example Sun Microsystems or IBM. Please let me know if alternative products are acceptable. RESPONSE: An HP Solution is required. Provision of a HP platform will provide continuity with equipment procured earlier for the DFAS Corporate Information Initiative (DCII) and possibly other DFAS requirements. The three COTS products (Veritas, Brio Workbench, and Merant Object COBOL) included in the overall acquisition plan plus the various Oracle software releases already obtained are specifically oriented for a HP platform. Procurement of a non-HP platform will require modification to the software acquisition plan. QUESTION 2) After reviewing the solicitation, this vendor has determined that 2 parts are not required: A3568A HP-PB Bus Converter and A1828A HP-PB I/O Expansion Module. In fact, having these items in the configuration would leave you short one HSC slot. Thus removing these 2 items would give you all that you need in both HSC and HP-PB slots. RESPONSE: The Requiring Activity concurs with removing the two HP-PB items. QUESTION 3) Do you mean training a computer operator & system manager ? (because it says system programmer). RESPONSE: Training regarding operations and technical familiarization is intended for five or six system administrators at the Requiring Activity location. QUESTION 4) How many people would you like to have trained? RESPONSE: Five or six persons should be trained by the vendor during the course of one full eight hour workday. QUESTION 5) Could these people travel to the nearest HP facility for a 5 day HP-UX system administrator training class? RESPONSE: The Requiring Activity will satisfy system administration training requirements separate and apart from this procurement action. QUESTION 6) If you need to have training onsite, could we bid on the complete solution with onsite installation and not the training? RESPONSE: The extent of training included in the bid should be limited to the operations and technical familiarization discussed in the response to question #3. The configuration of the HP T600 is changed as follows: QTY 1 HP T600 SYSTEM INCLUDES, DUAL I/O CHANNEL ADAPTER, LAN PERSONALITY CARD, SCSI CARD, 16 PORT MUX; QTY 8 HP T600 PROCESSOR 180MHZ WITH 8MB CACHE; QTY 2 HP 3.3V DC-DC CONVERTER FOR T600 (Requires 1 for every 3 processors.); QTY 3 HP 768MB MEMORY BOARD FOR T-CLASS & 99X; QTY 3 HP 100BASE-T LAN ADAPTER; QTY 1 HP CD-ROM DRIVE 12X STANDALONE (Includes Cables & Terminator); QTY 1 HP 700/96 TERMINAL-GREEN-USED; QTY 5 HP HSC FIBRE CHANNEL 1063 MBPS SHORT WAVE CARD; QTY 1 HP HSC BUS CONVERTER FOR T600; QTY 2 HP F/W SCSI INTERFACE HP-PB; QTY 1 HP 1600MM 19-INCH COMP RACK; QTY 1 HP F/W DISK ENCLOSURE EMPTY; QTY 4 HP 4GB FW 1/2 HT DISK DRIVE -- REFURBISHED; QTY 1 HP 3.0 KVA RACKMOUNT UPS; QTY 1 HP-UX 2-USER LICENSE FOR 11.0; QTY 1 HP UNIX 11.0 FOR SERVERS; QTY 1 HP 64-BIT CONFIGURATION; QTY 1 HP CD-ROM DISK ONLY; QTY 1 HP MANUALS ON CD-ROM. Training is changed as follows: Provide operations and technical familiarization of the equipment for computer operators and system programmers. This should include training on any unique features and functions that the proposed equipment (as configured) is capable. Training should be for five or six people on site. Expected duration is approximately eight hours. System administration training will be accomplished under a separate agreement. Quotes are due 4:00pm, CST, 28 Jun 2000. GSA schedule quotes are acceptable. All other terms and conditions remain the unchanged. Quotes can be submitted electronically to haakej@scott.disa.mil, faxed to (618) 229-9508 or mailed to DITCO/DTS42, 3600 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5406, ATTN: Ms. Janice M. Haake, (618) 229-9678.***** Posted 06/21/00 (W-SN467230). (0173)

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