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73 -- REBUILD MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT SERVICES FOR SERVERS AND WORKSTATIONS DUE 033099 POC LESLIE HYMAN, 410-965-9476 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, LESLIE.HYMAN@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking vendors to remotely rebuild its current Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations. The remote building process may need to be applied to any number of the existing 1,742 LAN sites on an as-needed basis. A solution-based response is required which will function within SSA's network architecture. The network is bridged Token Ring, managed from the SSA headquarters National Computer Center (NCC) site in Baltimore, MD. The NCC site is connected by T-1 lines to seven regional domains, which are connected to approximately 1,800 field sites by 56 kbps leased lines. Each site contains one or more Local Area Networks (LANs). Each LAN consists of two or more servers (a BDC and an SMS Server) and up to 200 workstations. The two servers are in separate domains. The BDC is a member of one of the seven regional domains; the SMS is a member of the Enterprise Network Management (ENM) domain. The ENM domain contains only system management servers. The solutionmust provide for management and initiation of the rebuild process across SSA's network from either headquarters or a regional site. The desired solution must have the capability to rebuild an existing Microsoft NT 4.0 server and/or workstations to a SSA-provided configuration. SSA has different configurations based on site and function. Individual user names, profiles (which are roaming), settings and data on the file servers must be saved and restored. The rebuild process cannot disrupt routine office functions. Therefore, the rebuild process must be administered only during off-hours. Rebuilding of any systems, servers or workstations must occur as a single operation. The solution identified may be based on technical support, programming, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software, hardware or any combination thereof necessary to meet SSA's requirements. Existing SSA tools available for use in this process include a server tape back-up, Microsoft SMS, and a CD- ROM drive. All interested vendors should provide detailed information, including product identification, product literature and associated manpower support estimates. All documentation must be submitted to the contact listed above by March 30, 1999. No solicitation document exists and requests for copies of a solicitation will not be accepted. No telephone requests will be accepted. Posted 03/11/99 (D-SN307402). (0070)

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