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70 -- IOFS SERVER, CLIENTS, AND HARDWARE SOL RFQ5-67730-905 DUE 011298 POC Deanna E. Herschell, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-6164, Fax (301) 286-1654, Email deanna.herschell@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFQ5-67730-905. E-MAIL: Deanna E. Herschell, deanna.herschell@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) 5-67730-905 on a full and open basis for: Qty. 3: PRISA PCI-32 OFC fibre channel card NETFX-PCI32-OFC, unit support included Qty. 5: Transporter protocol NETFX-SW-T, unit support included Qty. 5: Zip, accelerated IP NETFX-SW-Z, unit support included Qty. 1: IOFS Server, includes 1 client, NETFX-SW-IOFS-S, unit support included Qty. 3: IOFS Client, NETFX-SW-IOFS-C, unit support included Qty. 1: Fibre Loop Hub (OFC) NETFX-LH-10, unit support included This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR PART 12. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3577 and 1000 employees, respectively, [ENTER SIC CODE AND REVENUE OR UMBER OF EMPLOYEES]. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DO C9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 5-67730-905 is on 12/29/97 with an anticipated quote due date of on 01/12/98. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) 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 home 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 quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0363)

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