Directorate of Contracting, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5000

J -- MAINTENANCE OF PROPRIETARY TDS SYSTEM Sol. DADA15-96-R-0056. Contact Point, Al Bariatti, 202/576-8282, Contracting Officer. It is the intention of the Government to procure by negotiation, one base year and four option years of proprietary hardware and software maintenance and technical support services for the Government-owned TDS Hospital Information System (HIS) located at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. The HIS is an integrated on-line real-time computer based system which supports direct patient care and clinic appointments at the medical center. The Government requires the maintenance support on a 24-hour/day 7-day/week basis with a 2-hour response time. The Government intends to award a sole-source contract to Alltel Information Service for all the Government-owned TDS proprietary communication boards, all TDS proprietary terminals, all TDS proprietary remote terminal interfaces, all TDS proprietary printers and all proprietary TDS application application software; as well as the system's Application & Executive Operating Software which consists of Contractor correction of software defects, consultation via ``hotline`` support, remote diagnostic support and receipt and installation of new product releases/upgrades announced by TDS. However, the Government will consider making a split award for the non-proprietary equipment covered in the solicitation, specifically: a quantity of approximately 1400 Personal Computers of various types such as Data General, AT&T, MicroWest, Packard Bell, Wang, ISG, Zeos, Lanier, EDS, ASL, PowerMac, IBM, Zenith, Everex, Dell and others; of these approx. 532 are 486's, 423 are 386's and 157 are 286's. Also, approximately 1200 inkjet, dot matrix and laser jet printers from such manufacturers as IBM, HP, Texas Instruments, Epson and Genicom require maintenance support. Interested firms may request a copy of the solicitation by submitting a written request or FAX their request to 202/782-7547. No telephonic requests will be accepted. (193)

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