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70 -- PROCUREMENT OF CMOS TECHNOLOGY SOL DCA200-96-R-0103 POC Contact, SALLY GETTLEMAN, 618-256-9719 Synopsis number 96143. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has a requirement to purchase, lease, and lease with the option to purchase, IBM plug compatible System 390 CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) Technology and IBM System 370/390 mainframe computers to support the 16 Defense Megacenters (DMCs). DISAs processing requirements and workload migrations require the flexibility to meet the changing requirements resulting from the consolidation of numerous Information Processing Centers (IPCs). The government would like to augment and/or replace various older system 370/390 mainframes with upgrades and/or replacements to meet increasing requirements. It is our understanding that there are at least three manufacturers of CMOS and IBM system 370/390 mainframe technology (IBM, Hitachi, and Amdahl). There may be other manufacturers that we are unaware of. The implementation of CMOS technology could include parallel sysplex, coupling and timer devices, or equivalent technology in order to support the implementation of CMOS. Mainframe upgrades or replacements will include memory, channels, and other systems related 370/390 pre-requisite hardware requirements. Peripherals such as tape drives, disk drives, etc., are not a part of this requirement. DISAs investment in IBMs MVS and VM operating systems environment requires that the technology be able to support the current operating systems executing on the existing IBM 370/390 platforms currently supporting the DMCs. The government intends to hold a Pre-proposal Conference on May 21 through May 23, 1993 at Scott Air Force Base, 932D Reserve Center, Illinois. At that time the government intends to brief their CPU requirements on the morning of May 21, 1996. The government will entertain questions from the vendors upon completion of the government briefing. Interested vendors will be afforded the opportunity to brief the government on their CPU solutions following the question and answer period. This will be done in a one-on-one closed environment to protect the vendors disclosures. The amount of time allocated will be dependent upon the number of offerors who express an interest. At the Pre-proposal Conference we encourage open interchange of information between DISA and our industry partners. There is no fee for attending the conference. All interested attendees shall provide their Company name, name(s) and title(s) of all attendees, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers (both office and fax numbers) by close of business 4:00 P.M., Central Time, 15 May 1996 via data-fax or email to GETTLEMS@DITCO.DISA.MIL, fax number 618-256-9414. (0130)

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