70 -- CONSOLIDATED SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

Notice Date

August 27, 2001

Contracting Office

DISA/DITCO/DTS31, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

ZIP Code

62225-5406

Solicitation Number

DCA20001R5045

Response Due

September 1, 2001

Point of Contact

Virginia McCann, 618-229-9710

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (mccannv@scott.disa.mil)

Description

The Defense Information Technology Contracting Office, Information Technology Division, Eastern and Western Area Commands Branch (DTS41), Scott AFB IL, intends to issue a sole source contract to BMC Software, 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 100, McLean VA 22102. This acquisition allows for the sustainment of existing executive software licenses from BMC Software, whether leased or owned, while also providing the ability to add lease/maintenance coverage as the DISA inventory grows either as a result of the consolidations or replacement of software products via other procurement actions. This supports continuity of operations during the DISA consolidation efforts in response to the DMRDs and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) by retaining the current executive software operating environment. All the executive software lease/maintenance support services from BMC Software are for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software for which DISA is responsible. Maintenance services consist of: regularly recurring maintenance, new releases and versions (at no additional cost); right to bring DISA facilities up to the same release level; corrections, revisions with best effort for error detection and correction of reported errors; enhancements to current products with accompanying instructions for implementation and operation; and technical support for operational questions, problems or failures. This acquisition provides the ability to implement machine group upgrades through the highest group level when new CPUs are delivered or workload leveling requires loading the software onto a different CPU at the DISA facility. This acquisition allows for the inclusion of lease/maintenance services for additional executive software products justified and purchased via separate contracting actions. Executive Software is defined as: Operating Systems, System Administration, Data Base, Interactive Systems (on-line), Communications, Network Access Control, Systems Security, Bridging, Network Management, Graphics, Training, and Customer Assistance software. The central site identification will be DISA Computer Systems Engineering, 4375 Chidlaw Road, Wright-Patterson AF OH 45433-5006. The resultant contract will be a 60-month (1 base year plus 4 options years) firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. See numbered Note 22. SIC Code 541519

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010829/70SOL005.HTM (W-239 SN50W024)