Continuity of Services Contract (CoSC)

Added: Mar 31, 2009 6:13 pm Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to issue a sole sourcesolicitation to Electronic Data Systems, an HP company, (EDS) for aContinuity of Services Contract (COSC) that will be used to provide IT servicesduring the transition from the existing NMCI Contract to the proposed NextGeneration Enterprise Network (NGEN) solution. The COSC will be a sole sourcecontract to EDS and will provide services similar to those currently providedviathe NMCI contract (N00024-00-D-6000) as well as engineering services fortraining, transition and migration of legacy systems that will facilitate thetransition to NGEN. In addition, the contract will include the purchase and/orlicense of all infrastructure and intellectual property necessary to operatetheexisting NMCI network. This contract will ensure transition from NMCI to NGENwith minimal disruption of service. The contract must ensure that the scope ofservices and performance levels delivered by NMCI in FY10 are sustained untilthe follow-on NGEN contract(s) are competitively awarded and NGEN contractor(s) are satisfactorily providing the replacement services. The service areaincludes the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Japan,Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Puerto Rico, and Iceland at locations including bases,posts, stations, offices and single-seat storefronts. Under the terms of theNMCI contract EDS owns or controls the infrastructure and intellectual propertyused to provide the NMCI services. As the owner and operator of the NMCInetwork, EDS is the one responsible source who can satisfy the DoN