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D -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR WHITE PAPERS ON DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & NON-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) AND RELATED MATERIALS

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The General Services Administration (GSA), through its Federal Supply Service Pacific Rim office, issued a Request for Information seeking White Papers focused on business continuity and disaster recovery services for IT systems both within the continental United States and overseas. The scope includes integrated services such as alternate data center sites supporting various platforms like IBM mainframes, UNIX midrange systems, and Windows-based servers; data recovery methods including electronic vaulting and disk mirroring; network recovery for wide, local, and internet networks; as well as technical, operational, and voice recovery support during testing and recovery phases. In addition to these integrated services, the GSA is interested in receiving information about independent BC/DR services such as consulting, software tools, data recovery, and off-site tape storage. This RFI is strictly for information gathering and does not represent a solicitation for proposals or a commitment by the Government to award a contract. No proposals, unsolicited offers, or cost and pricing data will be accepted or compensated. Respondents are responsible for any costs associated with submissions, which must be submitted electronically by the specified deadline. All materials submitted will be confidential business information and will become government property without return. The deadline for submission of responses was set for March 12, 2004.

General Info

GSA requests information on integrated and independent IT business continuity, disaster recovery services, no contract awarded.

Agency

General Services Administration → Gsa/fas Center For It Schedule Prog

NAICS

518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Place of Performance

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PostedFeb 27

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyGeneral Services Administration → Gsa/fas Center For It Schedule Prog

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20405, USA

Organization / AgencyGeneral Services Administration → Gsa/fas Center For It Schedule Prog

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20405, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The United States General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Service (FSS) Pacific Rim is interested in receiving White Papers in the area of business continuity (BC)/disaster recovery (DR) services for information technology (IT) systems in the continental United States (CONUS) and overseas, which include the following integrated components: - Alternate sites (IT data centers and offices) for mainframe systems, midrange systems, servers, workstations, and network components - Data recovery services including, but not limited to, electronic vaulting and disk mirroring - IT systems (i.e., hot sites) including, but not limited to, MVS-based IBM mainframes; UNIX-based HP, IBM, and SUN midrange systems; and Windows 2000/NT/XP-based servers and workstations - Network recovery services for wide area networks, local area networks, and the Internet - Technical and operational support services including, but not limited to, at time of testing and recovery - Voice recovery services GSA FSS Pacific Rim is also interested in White Papers regarding the following BC/DR services and supplies that could be provided independent of the integrated services referenced above: - BC/DR consulting services - BC/DR software tools - Data recovery services - Off-site tape storage This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to a contract. Further, GSA is not seeking proposals, and will not accept unsolicited proposals or cost and pricing data. Industry organizations are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be the sole responsibility of the industry organization. Industry organizations participating in this effort should submit White Papers and other supporting materials electronically to the e-mail address provided below. All submissions will be treated as business confidential material, become Government property, and will not be returned. Responses are requested by Friday, March 12, 2004.