Federal Computer Acquisition Center (FEDCAC), 83 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02173-3115

70 -- FEDSIM'S VIRTUAL DATA CENTER SERVICES (FORMERLY FEDSIM'S DATA CENTER SERVICE) SOL KRF-96-011 POC Maureen Scanlon, Contracting Officer, 617/860-7120 or Lorraine Gomes, Administrative Assistant, 617/860-7123. In conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget's plan to consolidate data center operations governmentwide (OMB Bulletin 96-02) FEDCAC/FEDSIM plans to acquire commercial data processing services, primarily for federal government agencies. A firm-fixed-price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment for labor intensive items, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity type contract is anticipated. A multiple award contract is planned. A Draft RFP(which will include Sections C,L, and M at a minimum), is planned to be issued during the first week of May 1996. An updated source list is also provided. In order to be included on the source list, qualified firms are required to submit a written request to the contracting officer. Sources responding to this notice shall indicate whether they are a large, small, disadvantaged or woman-owned business. For this synopsis a business concern is considered small if the number of employees does not exceed 1,000. The Government will not distribute printed copies of the Draft RFP. It is available to industry through the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB). The HERBB can be accessed through a computer modem, 24 hours per day, by calling 617/377-1487. Use the standard settings of N-8-1 at any baud from 300 to 28.8 (v.34). Help for the HERBB is also available by calling Kristine Levine of FEDCAC at 617/860-7122. The Internet address to access the HERBB is: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and the Government will not pay for any information provided by vendors. (0110)

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