NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 211, Greenbelt, MD 20771

D -- OUTSOURCING THE DESKTOP INITATIVE FOR NASA (ODIN) SOL RFP5-ODIN039 POC Myron L. Kemerer, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-7244, Fax (301)286-1654, Email Myron.L.Kemerer.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFP5-ODIN039. E-MAIL: Myron L. Kemerer, Myron.L.Kemerer.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Products and services grouped into service levels according to function and performance requirements. These include Desktop systems, including Science and Engineering workstations,Servers performing general use functions (e.g., Email and Internet),Database and other servers as appropriate,Intra-center communications systems, including Local area networks Voice, FAX, Pagers, Audio/Video, and RF/Wireless systems, Cable plant services, ODIN system engineering Standard support services and Server system administration. Also included are Help Desk support, training, system administration network support services, including network management. Additionally, there will be the requirement to provide in the manner proposed by the offeror, hardware and standard COTS software, installation, maintenance, shared services (e.g., file, print, etc.), and network access. Technology refreshment will occur on the seats provided as well as the communications infrastructure. This will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for use by all NASA centers, and available to tenant Government agencies on NASA or NASA-supported sites (e.g., the Air Force at Patrick Air Force Base). The contract will have a nine year ordering period with the delivery orders having one three year basic period and two three year option periods. The draft RFP was issued on 8/29/97 with the actual RFP being issued in mid November. All interested sources should review the material at the ODIN world-wide-web site URL <http://outsource.gsfc.nasa.gov&;gt;. NASA officials intend to meet with potential prime offerors during the week of Sept 22, 1997 as stated in the RFP cover letter. those prime offerors interested in meeting with NASA officials should send an e-mail to the address stated in this notice prior to September 12, 1997. Due to time limitations, it is requested that only those offerors intending to prine request meeting time. At the end of the one-on-one meetings, NASA will post a list of the potential prime vendors for review. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR PART 12. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Word and RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0245)

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