U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

59 -- MAXI-MINIS AND DATABASE-1 CLASSIFICATION CODE CORRECTION ANNOUNCEMENT (CORRECT CODE 59) SOL DAAB)7-00-R-H254 DUE 021100 POC Marcia Easton, Contracting Officer, 732-532-4375;Michael Doelling, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1427 WEB: Click here to download documents related to this acquisition., http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, easton@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. The Maxi-Minis and Database-1 (MMAD-1) contract is to provide commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) high end 64-bit servers, workstations, operating systems, compilers, software applications, peripherals, local and wide area networking (hardware & software), engineering and support services (classified and unclassified), managed environment support, equipment maintenance, system upgrades (to maintain the managed environment), training, leasing, associated documentation, and consumables to meet world wide requirements of the Government. Ordering is authorized for DOD Agencies and other Federal Agencies, to include Foreign Military Sales customers. The Government seeks to acquire state-of-the-art equipment capable of executing various commercial and Government developed applications; Government applications are compliant with Level 5 of the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment (COE). The servers and their associated equipment/peripherals/workstations clients workstations will be used in local and wide area networking environments which are compliant with open systems standards such as the Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM), Joint Technical Architecture (JTA), and DOD Directive 5200.28 Security Requirements for ADP systems. The DOD's current and future networking environment is based on packet-, circuit-, and cell-switched networks with TCP/IP protocol stack. The purpose of these equipment and support services is to integrate, modernize, and refresh the existing sustaining base architecture while providing standardized interfaces. After the notice to proceed is issued, the ordering period for equipment and services under this contract shall be two base years with three option years. The contract will provide a single vehicle to meet the requirements for equipment and services of those users authorized to order under the contract. Under the contract, the contractor will perform in a fully responsive, complete and flexible manner over the entire contract life in recognition of the dynamic nature of the information technology environment and user requirements. The projected performance of the contract will include changes in user requirements, standards, regulations, the availability of technology, technological developments, and the various commercial alternatives available for purchase, leasing and licensing. The U.S. Army has established a Business Opportunities Page (ABOP) website to allow electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitation for Bids (IFBs), and the receipt of proposals. All parties interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the Army Business Opportunities Page at (http:// abop.monmouth.army.mil). To access potential ABOP opportunities, simply click on "Army Business Opportunities". Registration for a user ID and password will only be necessary when you are considering the submission of proposals to CECOM over the ABOP. For CD-ROM drawings or other data,contact the identified Contracting Officer via her/his e-mail. If you require assistance with the ABOP, please contact our toll free help desk at 1-888-414-2677. Posted 12/20/99 (W-SN410104). (0354)

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