Assistant Commander For Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command, Air 2.5.3 Bldg 3189 Unit 8, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449

D -- HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR MEASURE SOL N00019-97-R-0020 POC C. M. CULLISON, (301)342-3753 Contract Special/J. E. WOEHRER, (301)342-3753 Contracting Officer The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking potential qualified sources that could offer solutions to meeting the maintenance of the hardware and software of the Metrology Automated System for Uniform Recall and Reporting (MEASURE) Automated Information System (AIS). The MEASURE AIS has a worldwide network of mini-computers that provide for a distributed data processing environment to support the Navy Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) Program. The potential requirement is for hardware and software maintenance support for 34 Honeywell XPS-100 and 19 Honeywell DPX-2/360 mini-computers and ancillary peripherals located worldwide. This includes moving and relocating equipment and repair services (preventive and remedial). On-call maintenance and repair services are required on a 24 hour day, seven days per week basis for four XPS-100/DPX-2 systems in the continental United States sites. The remaining continental United States sites and the sites outside the continental United States would require per-call maintenance on a ten hour per day 0800 -1800 local time, five days per week basis. The sites with in the continental United States include California, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Washington and Louisiana. Sites outside the United States includes Spain, Japan, Hawaii, and Italy. The executive software consists of the UNIX SYSTEM V Operating System, MICROFOCUS-2 COBOL and Quick Application Development (QAD) Screen handler, by BULL. The communication package utilizes TCP/IP over a X.25 network. This requirement will be classified under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for the potential requirement is 7379 indicating a concern, including its affiliates, having an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years not in excess of $14.5 million as a small business. Please specify as to your company's classification as Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, or Section 8(a). Sources which believe they can provide on-site (e.g. Government site) support for the potentialrequirement are encouraged to respond by providing they capabilities statement, along with their qualifications to perform maintenance on the hardware and software. The responses should be mailed to: Department of the Navy, Assistant Commander for Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command, AIR-2.5.3.2.7, Bldg. 3189, Unit 8, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449, Attn.: Sources Sought-N00019-97-R-0020, not later than 20 days from the date of this notice. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a sealed bid nor a request for proposals. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. (0100)

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