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D -- MANAGED INTERNET SERVICES (MIS) CONTRACT -- STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF DATA FOR JSC WEB SITES SOL 9-BJ2-40-9-02P DUE 121498 POC Vanessa R. Beene, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-5257, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email vanessa.r.beene1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Delene R. Sedillo, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-9730, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email delene.r.sedillo1@jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BJ2-40-9-02P. E-MAIL: Vanessa R. Beene, vanessa.r.beene1@jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) on the Managed Internet Services (MIS) Contract. This solicitation replaces the previous solicitation 9-BJ2-40-9-01P, entitled, Internet Maintenance and Operations Contract. The service required is managed web hosting. The current web sites include: NASA Shuttle Web; NASA Shuttle-Mir; International Space Station; and several minor, low-traffic sites. The managed web hosting service is not limited to these sites, as other sites may be added during the life of the contract and these sites may be removed at JSC's discretion. Key requirements include: bandwidth, disk storage, availability, technical support and system administration. The Government contemplates a fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract, with a base period of one year and four, one-year options for a total period of five years. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-08. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about December 4, 1998 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about December 14, 1998. 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, 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/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/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 and/or the CBD 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). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 12/04/98 (D-SN277485). (0338)

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