Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, Room 1541, FB#3, Washington, (Suitland, MD) DC 20233

70 -- HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SOL 52-SOBC-5-00006 POC Polly Beeler, 301/457-1804 70--The Bureau of the Census intends to acquire via a competitive RFP, maintenance and support services for DEC and NON-DEC equipment located in Suitland, MD; Charlotte, NC; Jeffersonville,IN; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas,TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, KS; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA, and Seattle, WA. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, MICROVAXII AND MICROVAXIII, DECWORKSTATION 5000; TAPE DRIVES; DISK DRIVES; PRINTSERVERS; VAXSTATION 3100; CDROM DRIVER; MTI DISK 18 SPINDLE; MTI DISK 9 SPINDLE; MTI DISK 16 SPINDLE; SCSI DISK CAB 31GB; SCSI DISK CAB 72GB. Specific components will be listed in the solicitation document. The period of performance will be for one yr. with four 1 yr. renewal options. Maintenance services shall include hardware remedial and scheduled maintenance and field change orders performed by OEM trained field engineers. The PPM for equipment at the Suitland, MD and Charlotte, NC locations will be 24 hrs. with on-site support for prime time Mon.- Fri. All other equipment will be on-call with a PPM of 8:00AM- 5:00PM. Additional services shall include relocation and configuration, diagnostic services, parts, and labor. The equipment being maintained must operate at an average effectiveness level of 98% or more during the life of the contract to meet Government standard of performance. Firms desiring a copy of the RFP must provide a written request to the address shown above or submit a written request by FAX within 15 days of this notice and ref. 52-SOBC-5-00006 ATTN: Polly Beeler. No telephone requests will be accepted. FAX: (301) 457-1785. (0080)

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