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This Sources Sought opportunity from Social Security Administration was posted on July 1, 2014. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Premier maintenance of Data Access Storage Devices

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SSA-RFI-14-1401Federal

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NAICS

811212 - Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance

Place of Performance

Various locations, MD, USA

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AgencySocial Security Administration → SSA Ofc Of Acquisition Grants
Contacts1 person available
OfficeBALTIMORE, MD, 21235, USA
Office AddressBALTIMORE, MD, 21235, USA
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This announcement serves as a Request for Information (RFI) issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation nor is this notice for a request for quotations. DO NOT submit a quote or proposal in response to this RFI. However, the contractors that believe they have the capability to meet the agency's requirements are encouraged to submit a response to this RFI by providing the requested information. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 811212 and the size standard is $25.5M. The purpose of this notice is to identify contractors that are capable and qualified to provide premier maintenance of Data Access Storage Devices (DASD), which consist of EMC, CISCO and Brocade data storage equipment. Interested contractors must be an authorized EMC service provider and provide written documentation. The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain a list of contractors that are EMC Authorized Service Provider that will provide preventive maintenance services for DASD, remedial maintenance services for DASD, and assistance in the relocation of Government-owned hardware. The Agency's enterprise applications utilize seven computer operating systems: 1. IBM's zOS/MVS (Mainframe), 2. IBM AIX, 3. Linux / zLinux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / Oracle Linux, 4. Solaris, 5. HP-UX, 6. VMware, 7. Microsoft Windows. The contractor shall have the ability to support data storage equipment for all seven operating systems. Description of Government-Owned Equipment in need of Maintenance: - EMC High Performance Enterprise and Departmental Storage Subsystems - For the Social Security Administration Offices Nationwide. - EMC, CISCO and Brocade Storage Area Networks (SAN), Directors, and Switches - EMC/Data Domain Virtual Tape Libraries - including Data Deduplication - Cisco port card: (Model Numbers - MDS-PBF-24SW, MDS-PBF-48SW) - EMC Software including local and remote replication software, SAN management software, and Fully Automated Storage Tiering - Non-disruptive microcode updates or replacements - The ability to update or replace the controller microcode without having to shut down the Storage Subsystem. Other Considerations: - Call Home Maintenance Alerts - EMC hardware and software has the ability to detect a failed component or to detect when a component within a unit exceeds a certain preset threshold and alerts EMC to take reparative action. EMC has remote access from the EMC Federal Service Center in Draper, Utah using a secure VPN tunnel for troubleshooting equipment, software and the action needed to correct the problem. Equipment Locations: National Computer Center (NCC) 6201 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Second Support Center (SSC) 3604 Louis Stephens Drive Durham, North Carolina 27709 National Support Center (NSC) 8999 Bennett Creek Blvd., Frederick, Maryland 21704 Birmingham (BI) Remote Operations Communication Center (ROCC) 6200 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. 2nd Floor Computer Room Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Chicago (CH) ROCC 600 West Madison Street 3rd Floor Computer Room Chicago, Illinois 60661 Kansas City (KC) ROCC 601 East 12th Street 12th Floor Computer Room Kansas City, Missouri 64106 New York (NY) ROCC 155-10 Jamaica, Avenue Jamaica, New York 11432 Philadelphia (PH) ROCC 300 Spring Garden Street 2nd Floor Computer Room Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123 Richmond (San Francisco) (SF) ROCC 1221 Nevin Avenue Richmond, California 94801 Wilkes-Barre (WB) Data Operations Center (WBDOC) 1150 East Mountain Drive Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702 Interested contractors shall provide a Capabilities Statement that must include the company profile, including the name of the business, complete contact information, business size and socioeconomic category, Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, 8(a) Small Business. In addition, please include the responses to the following questions: 1. Please provide the type of maintenance that you would offer to SSA for the government owned equipment listed above. (24 x7, 4-hour response, etc.) 2. Are you an authorized EMC service provider? 3. Do you offer Call Home maintenance Alerts? All interested contractors should respond no later than Friday, July 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., EST via email to Michele.Tubman@ssa.gov. Please reference SSA-RFI-14-1401 and your company name in the subject line of the email. Please note that your email size limit cannot exceed 5 Megabytes. This is not a request for proposal or quote and the Government does not intend to pay for information received. SSA may contact respondents as results of the data received to request additional information. SSA will not award a contract based on responses received.

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