OUTSOURCING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER POC: Contract Specialist: Judith A. Sparks, (713) 483-4152 Contract Officer: Ronald Johnson, (713) 483-4164. This synopsis is issued as a Request For Information (RFI) and is for the purpose of obtaining comments, suggestions, and recommendations for Johnson Space Center (JSC) planning purposes and to provide information for planning purposes of prospective offerors. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this synopsis. JSC plans to outsource information technology maintenance, operation, and support for its basic site infrastructure, office automation, engineering, and analysis. Primary emphasis is on information accessibility (e.g., uptime, data currency, etc.), cost, and end user satisfaction. It is JSC's intent to obtain the best value solution to execute the Information Technology Contract (ITC) starting approximately in January of 1998. The Government anticipates a firm fixed price, completion form contract with a basic period of performance and options extending 10 years. In the interest of sharing information with industry as early as possible and to solicit best practices from service providers, this RFI defines the expected ITC capabilities. A draft Statement Of Work (SOW), a list of questions, and access to reference documentation are being made available at this time on a Internet Homepage. Using client browsers, such as MOSAIC or NETSCAPE, interested parties may locate the Homepage at ``http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/itc''. The draft SOW provides prospective offerors early insight into the content of this anticipated solicitation in order to facilitate communication between industry and JSC. Industry comments are requested that will help clarify contract content and identify how JSC can better structure the SOW. Emphasis is placed on structuring the Request For Proposal (RFP) and subsequent contract to more closely resemble that which is customarily used in the commercial marketplace. Offerors are invited to respond via electronic mail or hard copy (to Judith A. Sparks at NASA/JSC, mail code BJ23, Houston, TX 77058) with comments, concerns, and or questions. Initial Industry comments are requested by September 3, 1996, so they can be considered during preparation of the RFP. This input will be considered source sensitive by the Source Evaluation Board (SEB). Currently the Government is not obligated to answer specific questions, but offerors are encouraged to point out areas that are unclear and to surface issues the Government should address in the solicitation. Please note this is NOT a RFP. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. If there are any questions, the contract specialist may be contacted via E-mail at jsparks@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4152 or the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at rjohnso@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4164.

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