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70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING (VPN) TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC), AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) Due 093096. Contact: F. D. Pell, Subcontracts Administrator, 713-335-5075 or FAX 713-335-5070. This RFI #M-653, is being conducted by Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems (Lockheed Martin) in support of NASA Johnson Space Center contract NAS9-18300. The draft Technical Requirement for Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Technology is being released to industry for review by interested sources. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP); it is a Request For Information (RFI) purposes only as contemplated by Paragraph 15.405 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Lockheed Martin, on behalf of NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, is requesting information to identify potential subcontractors who can provide Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Technology. The VPN technology should provide the capability to securely communicate between mulitple private networks as a transport median. The VPN shall have the following capabilities: encryption/decryption of TCP/IP packets across the network - encryption/decryption of TCP/IP packets passed through multiple firewalls. - development and propagation of public and private ``keys''. - ensure that an individual user, a separate workstation or a group of workstations can be authenticated. - source and destination authentication in conjunction with user authentication - a user can attach to the VPN and securely acquire services across the network from a remote location other than a private network. VPN shall be transparent to all TCP/IP applications. VPN shall be interoperate with different firewalls. VPN shall provide exportable versions. This request is not a request for formal proposal. Information submitted in response to this request is for evaluation purposes only and will not impose any obligation, liability or cost on Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems. It is also requested that the potential Subcontractors specify whether a product can be supplied, under no cost, for evaluation and possibly demonstration to NASA by Lockheed Martin. Respondents may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Responses to this request for information will be due 9/30/96. Send product information To: Lockheed Martin Space Information Systems, Martina Plaza, Suite 500, 2450 South Shore Blvd., P.O. Box 58487, Houston, Texas 77258. Attention: F. D. Pell, Mail Code F332P. Lockheed Martin will not provide any prospective Offerors with the comments submitted by other companies, nor will Lockheed Martin provide prospective Offerors with the results of our dispositioning, other than through a formal RFP, which may or may not be issued at a later date. Also, at this time, Lockheed Martin does not plan to conduct a presolicitation conference in the event a formal RFP is issued. The following provisions apply to this RFI: a. This RFI is for planning purposes and as such, Lockheed Martin does not intend to award a subcontract on the basis of this RFI or to pay or otherwise reimburse any offeror for any information received. b. This RFI is issued for the sole purpose of obtaining information, and suggestions from prospective Offerors. Offerors may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Lockheed Martin appreciates your interest in the subject RFI solicitation process. Should any additional information be required, please contact the Subcontract Administrator cited above. (254)

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