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D -- DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING NETWORK (DREN) INTERSITE SERVICES (DIS) SOL DAHC94-95-R-0006 DUE 052295 POC Contracting Officer, Ms. Pamela J. Locke, Contract Specialists: Ms. Joyce Parker and Mr. Stephen Sprenger, (703) 812-8205 USAISSAA intends to issue a DRAFT Request For Proposal in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain wide area network (WAN) services to interconnect and support users in science and technology (S&T), test and evaluation (T&E), and modeling and simulation (M&S) communities throughout the 50 United States. Digital transmission services are required via a variety of technologies (i.e. Ethernet, FDDI, SMDS, IP, ATM (OC1-OC48)). The estimated period of performance is 5 years, consisting of a 3-year base effort, and 2 one-year option periods. It is anticipated that the DRAFT RFP will be released on or about 22 May 1995 on the ISSAA bulletin board. Additionally, the Government is conducting market research pertaining to this requirement. The type of information being solicited from industry is located on the ISSAA bulletin board; vendors are welcome to submit input in accordance with the instructions on the bulletin board. Users with modems capable of 9600 bps and below may access the ISSAA bulletin board by dialing (703) 325-6095. Several 14,400 bps modems are available by dialing (703) 325-4876. In addition, the following three numbers are available: (703) 325-0390 and 325-5274 (both 9600 bps), and 325-5229 (28,800 bps). Communications parameters should be no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and full duplex. Also the bulletin board is available through the Internet at ftp://143.134.32.67 and World Wide Web @ http://143.134.32.67. For more details on phone lines and accessing the bulletin board, see ''About the BBS'' (menu pick #1 at the bulletin board's initial menu). The relevant files are under the heading DREN (DAHC94-95- R-0006) on the bulletin board's initial menu. Any questions regarding downloading of files from the bulletin board should be addressed to Ms. Kristine Faria (703) 325-1713. All comments on the draft RFP must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the draft RFP. Telephonic and/or written request for hard copies of the draft RFP will not be honored. (0096)

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