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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 11, 2007 FBO #2084
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- FSA Data Center Bridge Contract

Notice Date

8/9/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

518210 — Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, FSA Acquisitions, Union Center Plaza, RM 91F1 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20202-5405, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-VDC092707
 

Response Due

9/27/2007
 

Description

Prior to 27 September 2007 and based on FAR Part 6.301-2 criteria (services that will satisfy agency needs are only available from one source), Federal Student Aid intends to award, on a sole source basis and using FAR Part 12 (commercial) procedures, a 2-year bridge contract, to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), its incumbent data center services provider. This bridge contract will enable the continued acquisition of data center services currently being provided by CSC, until the successor provider effectively assumes full responsibility for providing these needed data center services. Of note, the successor provider was identified during fiscal year 2006, following completion of a recompete procurement effort. On 23 March 2007, via FEDBIZOPS reference number VDCNotice032307, Federal Student Aid announced it intended to extend its existing commercial type outsource task order (ED-01-GS-0002), awarded to CSC under GSA FEDCAC contract GS00T97ALD0003, for the same purpose. Subsequently, a 6-month extension was effected. However, it has since been determined, due to various operational issues and to mitigate program risk, upwards of 18 added months may be required to fully complete this data center transition effort; FEDCAC contract GS00T97ALD0003 has now expired; and existing terms and conditions require material revision. Award of a bridge contract, on a sole source basis, for the unique purpose stated above, will effectively address these considerations.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Computer Sciences Corporation, 71 Deerfield Lane, Meriden, CT 06450

Zip Code: 06450

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01367212-W 20070811/070809220815 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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