Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Management Division, D414, Mrs. Aurita Rose, Ft Ritchie, MD 21719-5010

70 -- ETHERNET SWITCH FOR OSD/PA&E SOL DCA600-95-B-0005 DUE 050195 POC Contact Point Ann Bosmajian, (717) 878-5397, Contracting Officer Aurita Rose (717) 878-4390 The Department of Defense intends to issue a solicitation requesting bids for the purchase of an Ethernet Switch for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, located at the Pentagon. Switch is to be brand name or equal to the 3COM ''LANPLEX 6004'' or the Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC) ''ES/1''. Salient characteristics are: 1) must have at least 24 ports, 2) have full backbone capability; able to store more than 1000 addresses, 3) allow parallel, simultaneous connections to prevent bottlenecking, 4) be able to integrate higher speed interfaces such as 100M ethernet, FDDI, or ATM for future growth, and 5) have routing functionality to filter traffic, error check, and fiber connections. A firm fixed price supply contract is anticipated. Delivery would be to the Pentagon, Washington, DC as soon as possible after award. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. Solicitation may be obtained by submitting a written request for DCA600-95-B-0005. Only written requests will be honored. (0080)

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