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70 -- HIGH SPEED DISK SUBSYSTEM FOR THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SOL 52-PAPT-01004 DUE 120899 POC Zalma Ross, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-8441, Fax (703) 305-8294, Email zalma.ross@uspto.gov -- Gail Strickland, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-8146, Fax (703) 305-5484, Email gail.strickland@uspto.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&;ProjID=52-PAPT-01004 &LocID=251. E-MAIL: Zalma Ross, zalma.ross@uspto.gov. As a result of questions received from offerors, PTO is providing the following answers: 1) Question: How will the USPTO evaluate the systems life of the subsystem(s) being proposed? Answer: System life for the storage subsystem is not a factor in the evaluation process. 2) Question: Specify the Gbytes of storage that are needed for temporary and log files versus index files? Answer: PTO will not specify the mix of storage sizes for temporary, log, and index files. The proportions are expected to change over time as software changes are made, and as new search databases are added to the system. A solution specifically optimized for the current sizes of temporary, log, and index files would not be adequately flexible to meet PTO's requirements. 3) Question: Is the proposal page limitation of twenty (20) pages specified in the CBD Solicitation apply only to the "Technical and Functional Capability section? Answer: Yes, the 20 page limitation is inclusive of the Technical and Functional Capability sectiononly. All other written responses to this requirement are not included in the 20-page limitation. 4) Question: Is the fax number stated correctly for the Point of Contacts ( Gail Strickland and Joan Hanicak)? Answer: No, The correct fax number is (703) 308-5484. 5) Question: Is the PTO Technical Reference Manual, posted on the web, a current description of the PTO's disk storage environment? Answer: The PTO Technical Reference Model, as listed in the CBD, is posted on the web and can be found on the web site listed in the CBD notice. 6) Question: What are the proper forms to fill out in the format of the official RFQ(solicitation/rfq/contract type forms)? Answer: The CBD provided CLINs in which the offerors shall provide pricing information. The offerors shall provide past performance references and technical/functional information in a format of their choice in accordance with the requirements described for solicitation number 52-PAPT-01004. 7) Question: Could PTO explain the statement on the first page of the CBD notice " Each individual disk component (without mirroring or RAID) must support a workload of at least 50 input/output operations per second in a non cached environment with utilization kept under 30%." Why is this necessary if the vendor is willing to meet or exceed the total overall subsystem performance? Posted 12/06/99 (D-SN406104). (0340)

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