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70 -- ADP HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SITE LICENSE & WARRANTY SOL 52-DDNC-6-00025 POC Leslie McDonald, Contract Specialist, Norbert F. Szymanski, Jr., Contracting Officer (301) 713-0839 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), the Aeronautical Charting and Cartography (AC&C), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Computing Information Services (CIS.PUB) for a Firm-Fixed Price Contract for computer hardware, software and warranty which includes; Intel Open Server Integration; Setup; Testing and SCO UNIX Tuning; UNIVERSE Implementation with Peripheral Devices; Modifications and conversion of existing AC&CD CIS.PUB, Rel. 5.0 to upgrade to CIS.PUB, Rel. 7.1, to include Windows Code File Look-Up, Rel. 7.1 Sales Analysis; CIS.PUB Zip to City State implementation; CIS.PUB Postnet Barcode implementation for printing on Printronix emulation printers; Support with integration with local Windows PC~s and terminal users; Intel Xpress/vm MX P/66 Dual Symetric Pentium Application Tower Server with L2 write back Mxpress and SCO UNIX Open Server MPX operating system, 11 drive bays (3 ea. 5.25~, 8 ea. 3.5~), 396 watt power supply, 96MB ECC main memory, 512KB Cache memory, EISA Bus, 3 ea. 2.1 GB 8ms hard disk drives with Fast-Wide Dual Ported SCSI, 1.44 MB Floppy drive, HQ VGA Monochrome Monitor, Alpha Research SCSI Controller with 16MB RAM, Ethernet Controller Board with Combo RJ-45 and Coax, 2 ea. 4.0-8.0GB 4mm DAT Tape Backup, 32 serial ports, active, intelligent DigiBoard device; Site license for 50 user SCO UNIX Open Server MPX and UNIVERSE RDBMS trade-up; Provide one (1) year warranty with on-site service for the dual processor Pentium server hardware upon Government Acceptance; provide ninty (90) days of performance tuning on the upgraded system for application and operating system/RDBMS performance. Hardware must be guaranteed to support CIS.PUB Rel. 7.1, SCO UNIX Open Server MPX and UNIVERSE RDBMS Software. Software modifications, conversion and upgrading must be transparent to users. System, after installation and training, must be certified as maintainable by Intel and AC&C. Responsible sources intending to respond shall submit a writen narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements, along with certificate of legal authority to modify/maintain software. The Government reserves the right to inspect the vendor~s facility. Information on pricing must indicate an advantage to the Government. Information on GSA pricing should also be included if applicable. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. VENDORS MUST BE ABLE TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING MIPS SYSTEM. Telephonic responses shall not be accepted. Failure to submit documentation will result in the Government proceeding as above. Please refer to Solicitation No. 52-DDNC-6-00025 in your response. (See Notes l and 22.) (0300)

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