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You can prepare this recipe's berry jam ahead of time for quicker cooking the day you serve it. Double the recipe to keep extra on hand for breakfast or as a condiment for leftover cold lamb sandwiches.
This is Part II in a series of two summer lamb recipes. Use the index below to click back and forth between them.
This recipe uses the rack, which is the unsplit rib of the carcass (sometimes called the hotel rack). It includes ribs 6 through 12 and the thick, meaty rib-eye muscle (the meat—see our Lamb Glossary for more information). Serve this dish with steamed green beans and red wine (you can use the remaining wine left over from the jam recipe). Serves 4-6.
Berry Jam
To make the jam, place berries, wine, sugar and pepper in a small saucepan. Heat, mashing the berries, until the mixture starts to simmer. Cook over medium low heat about 15-20 minutes, until it reaches a jam consistency. Set aside. The jam can be served warm, or made a day ahead and served cold or room temperature.
For the lamb, preheat a covered grill to medium high. Cut lamb racks in half, making 2 racks of 4 chops. To make a hole for the rosemary, insert a metal skewer through center of each rack. Trim rosemary stalks of excess leaves, and thread through the lamb, leaving about half an inch at the end so it can be easily pulled out. Brush lamb rack generously with olive oil and season to taste.
Place lamb on the grill and brown on all sides; then pull down the cover and continue to cook on medium heat for 10-12 minutes for medium rare, or until cooked as desired.
If cooking indoors, preheat oven to 375°F. Heat oil in pan and sear lamb on all sides over high heat. Transfer to the oven and roast, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes.
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A medical device adapted for implantation into a patient receives electrical power from an extravascular power supply. The medical device has a first receiver for a first radio frequency (RF) signal from which energy is extracted to power the medical device, and a second RF signal carries an indication of an amount of that extracted energy. The extravascular power supply includes a source of electrical power and a power transmitter that emits the first RF signal which is varied in response to the indication from the second radio frequency signal. Animal physiological data also can be carried by the second RF signal. The medical device includes a system that monitors the effects of tissue stimulation and regulates subsequent stimulation accordingly.
1. An apparatus for artificially stimulating internal tissue of an animal, said apparatus comprising:
an intravascular medical device for implantation in blood vasculature of the animal and comprising a power supply, first and second stimulation electrodes for contacting the tissue, a control circuit which controls operation of the intravascular medical device, a stimulation signal generator connected to the control circuit for producing an electrical stimulation pulse and a voltage intensifier which receives and increases the voltage of the electrical stimulation pulse to produce an output pulse that is applied to the first and second stimulation electrodes.
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wherein the intravascular medical device further comprises a first receiver for the first wireless signal, and a power circuit that extracts energy from the first wireless signal furnishes that energy to the power supply for powering the medical device.
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intravascular medical device further comprises a feedback transmitter that transmits a second wireless signal which indicates an amount of energy extracted from the first wireless signal; and
extravascular power supply further comprises a second receiver for the second wireless signal, wherein the power transmitter alters the first wireless signal in response to the second wireless signal.
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The present invention relates to implantable medical devices which deliver energy to stimulate tissue in an animal, and more particularly to transvascular simulation in which the medical device is implanted in a vein or artery to stimulate the adjacent tissue or organ.
A remedy for people with slowed or disrupted natural heart activity is to implant a cardiac pacing device which is a small electronic apparatus that stimulates the heart to beat at regular rates.
Typically the pacing device is implanted in the patient's chest and has sensor electodes that detect electrical impulses associated with in the heart contractions. These sensed impulses are analyzed to determine when abnormal cardiac activity occurs, in which event a pulse generator is triggered to produce electrical pulses. Wires carry these pulses to electrodes placed adjacent specific cardiac muscles, which when electrically stimulated contract the heart chambers. It is important that the stimulation electrodes be properly located to produce contraction of the heart chambers.
Modern cardiac pacing devices vary the stimulation to adapt the heart rate to the patient's level of activity, thereby mimicking the heart's natural activity. The pulse generator modifies that rate by tracking the activity of the sinus node of the heart or by responding to other sensor signals that indicate body motion or respiration rate.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,445,953 describes a cardiac pacemaker that has a pacing device, which can be located outside the patient, to detect abnormal electrical cardiac activity. In that event, the pacing device emits a radio frequency signal that is received by a circuit mounted on a stimulator body implanted in a vein or artery of the patient's heart. Specifically, the radio frequency signal induces a voltage pulse in an antenna and that pulse is applied across a pair of electrodes on the body, thereby stimulating adjacent muscles and contracting the heart. Although this cardiac pacing apparatus offered several advantages over other types of pacemakers, it required placement of sensing electrodes on the patient's chest in order for the external pacing device to detect when the heart requires stimulation.
An apparatus is provided for artificially stimulating internal tissue of an animal by means of an intravascular medical device adapted for implantation into the animal's blood vasculature. The intravascular medical device comprises a power supply and first and second stimulation electrodes for contacting the tissue. A control circuit governs operation of a stimulation signal generator connected to the first and second stimulation electrodes. The stimulation signal generator produces a series of electrical stimulation pulses and a voltage intensifier increases the voltage of each electrical stimulation pulse to produce an output pulse that is applied to the first and second stimulation electrodes.
The voltage intensifier can use any of several techniques to increase the stimulation pulse voltage. Preferably, flying capacitor type voltage doubling, bipolar mode doubling, or a combination of both is used.
One version of the medical device includes a mechanism that is connected to the first and second stimulation electrodes for sensing effects from the electrical stimulation pulse and producing a feedback signal indicating such effects. The stimulation pulses are altered in response to the feedback signal, thereby controlling stimulation of the tissue.
The apparatus includes an extravascular power source that transmits a first wireless signal conveying electrical energy to power the medical device. Circuitry in the medical device extracts energy from the first wireless signal for use by the power supply. A feedback transmitter in the medical device transmits a second wireless signal carrying an indication of the amount of that extracted energy. The extravascular power source receives the second wireless signal and uses the indication as a feedback signal to control the amount of energy conveyed by the first wireless signal. In the preferred embodiment, the first wireless signal is pulse width modulated to vary the amount of conveyed energy.
The first wireless signal has another type of modulation that encodes operating commands which are sent from the extravascular power supply to the intravascular medical device. The intravascular medical device also can sense a physiological characteristic of the animal and send data related to the physiological characteristic via the second wireless signal. In that case, the second wireless signal has a first type of modulation that carries the indication of an amount of the extracted energy and a second type of modulation that carries the physiological characteristic data.
Although the present invention is being described in the context of cardiac pacing and of implanting a stimulator in a vein or artery of the heart, the present apparatus can be employed to stimulate other areas of the human body. In addition to cardiac applications, the stimulation apparatus can provide brain stimulation, for treatment of Parkinson's disease or obsessive/compulsive disorder for example. The transvascular electrical stimulation also may be applied to muscles, the spine, the gastro/intestinal tract, the pancreas, and the sacral nerve. The apparatus may also be used for GERD treatment, endotracheal stimulation, pelvic floor stimulation, treatment of obstructive airway disorder and apnea, molecular therapy delivery stimulation, chronic constipation treatment, and electrical stimulation for bone healing.
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Because the stimulator 16 of the medical device 15 is near the heart and relatively deep in the chest of the human medical patient, an assembly 24 of transmit and receive antennas for radio frequency signals are preferably implanted in a vein or artery 26 of the patient's upper right arm 23. The antenna assembly 24 is connected to the stimulator 16 by a cable 34. The arm vein or artery 26 is significantly closer to the skin and thus antenna assembly 24 picks up a greater amount of the energy of the radio frequency signal emitted by the extracorporeal power transmitter 14, than if the antenna assembly was located on the stimulator 16. Preferably, the power transmitter 14 is mounted on a single flexible circuit board in a patch or arm band 22 on the patient's arm in close proximity to the location of the antenna assembly 24. Alternatively, another limb, neck or other area of the body with an adequately sized blood vessel close to the skin surface of the patient can be used. Alternatively, an extravascular power transmitter 14 may be implanted in the patient outside the blood vessels. As used herein, the adjective "extravascular" includes extracorporeal items unless further qualified.
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The body 30 has a stimulation circuit 32 mounted thereon and connected to first and second stimulation electrodes 20 and 21 located remotely in small cardiac blood vessels. The stimulation electrodes 20 and 21 can be embedded directly in the blood vessel wall or mounted on a collapsible body of the same type as the stimulator body 30. It should be understood that additional stimulation electrodes can be provided with the stimulation circuit selectively applying electrical pulses across different pairs of those electrodes to stimulate respective regions of the patient's tissue.
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The first receive antenna 52 is coupled to a discriminator 49 that separates the signal received by the antenna into RF power and data. A rectifier 50 in the discriminator 49 functions as a power circuit that extracts energy from the received first wireless signal. Specifically, the radio frequency, first wireless signal 51 is rectified to produce a DC voltage (VDC) that is applied across a storage capacitor 54 which functions as a power supply by furnishing electrical power to the other components of the medical device.
As necessary the first wireless signal 51 also carries control commands that specify operational parameters of the medical device 15, such as the duration of a stimulation pulse that is applied to the electrodes 20 and 21. Those commands are sent digitally as a series of binary bits encoded on the first wireless signal 51 by fixed duration pulses 48 of the first radio frequency signal. The amplitude of the envelopes varies to modulate the control command bits on the first radio frequency signal. The first receive antenna 52 is coupled to a discriminator 49 that separates the signal received by the antenna into RF power and data. That discriminator 49 includes a data detector 56 that recovers data and commands carried by the first wireless signal 51.
The recovered data is sent to a control circuit 55 for that medical device, which stores the operational parameters for use in controlling operation of a stimulator 61 that applies tissue stimulating voltages pulses across the electrodes 20 and 21. Preferably, the control circuit 55 comprises a conventional microcomputer that has analog and digital input/output circuits and an internal memory that stores a software control program and data gathered and used by that program.
The control circuit 55 also receives data from a pair of sensor electrodes 57 that detect electrical activity of the heart and provide conventional electrocardiogram signals which are utilized to determine when cardiac pacing should occur. Additional sensors for other physiological characteristics, such as temperature, blood pressure or blood flow, may be provided and connected to the control circuit 55. The control circuit stores a histogram of pacing data related to usage of the medical device and other information which can be communicated to the power transmitter 14 or another form of a data gathering device that is external to the patient 11, as will be described.
The software executed by the control circuit analyzes the electrocardiogram signals and other physiological characteristics from the sensor electrodes 57 to determine when to stimulate the patient's heart. As noted previously the present system can be used to stimulate other regions of the patient's body, such as the brain for treatment of Parkinson's disease or obsessive/compulsive disorder, muscles, the spine, the gastro/intestinal tract, the pancreas, and the sacral nerve, to name a few examples, in which case the sensor electrodes 57 detect physiological characteristics associated with those regions. When stimulation is required the control circuit 55 issues a command to the stimulator 61 which comprises a stimulation signal generator 58 that responds by applying one or more pulses of voltage from the storage capacitor 54 across various pairs of the electrodes 20 and 21 depending upon which area of the heart 12 is to be stimulated. The stimulation signal generator 58 controls the intensity and shape of the pulses. The output pulses from the stimulation signal generator 58 can be applied either directly to those electrodes 20 and 21 or via an optional voltage intensifier 60.
The voltage intensifier 60 preferably is a "flying capacitor" inverter that charges and discharges in a manner that essentially doubles the power. This type of device has been used in integrated circuits for local generation of additional voltage levels from a single supply.
The stimulation voltages also can be doubled by bipolar mode operation since the circuit is not externally grounded. This is accomplished without using transformers, inverters or converters. For unipolar operation one output line L1 is always connected to the negative terminal of the storage capacitor 54 and another output line L2 is switched between the negative and positive terminals of the storage capacitor 54. This varies the voltage between those output lines and thus between a pair of stimulation electrodes from 0 to VDC where output line L2 is either the same voltage as or positive with respect to L1.
Thus several mechanisms are provided to be able to provide stimulation pulses over a wide range of voltage levels. The first mechanism is the voltage level across the storage capacitor 54, which results from rectifying the pulse width modulated power pulses 46. The width of the power pulses and thus the voltage supplied by the storage capacitor 54 is regulated by the power transmitter 14. That voltage may be controlled between 2.0 and 5.0 volts, for example, and can be applied directly to the electrodes 20 and 21 when stimulation in that voltage range is desired. For stimulation at a higher level, between 4.0 and 10.0 volts for example, bipolar intensification can be employed. Even higher voltage levels can be provided using the flying capacitor converter for voltage intensification which can produce voltages in excess of 10.0 volts depending upon the number of stages.
Determination of the voltage level, shape, and duty cycle of stimulation pulses which are applied to the electrodes 20 and 21 is made by the control circuit 55 in response to physiological characteristics detected by sensor electrodes 57. The stimulation electrodes 20 and 21 also are used for sensing to provide feedback signals for regulating the stimulation. For this purpose, the stimulation electrodes 20 and 21 are connected to inputs of a variable gain instrumentation amplifier 59 with an output that is coupled to an analog input of the control circuit 55. The output signal from the instrumentation amplifier 59 also is applied to an input of a differentiator 53 that has another input which receives a reference signal (REF). The differentiator 53 performs signal transition detection and provides an output to the control circuit 55 that indicates of time events in the sensed physiological data signal.
For example, the differentiator 53 in conjunction with software executed by the control circuit 55 can determine the heart rate and use this information in an algorithm for pacing a patient's heart. The heart rate detection is based on the number of transitions counted over a predefined time interval. If the heart rate goes out of range for a given length of time and the frequency of the transitions remain in the non-fibrillation range, cardiac pacing can be initiated to pace the patient's heart. When the transition frequency indicates fibrillation stimulation for defibrillation can be initiated
When stimulation is occurring, the instrumentation amplifier 119 has low gain (1× or lower) to avoid saturation. When stimulation is inactive (high impedance across stimulation electrodes 20 and 21) as occurs between heart beats, the instrumentation amplifier 119 has a normal gain (100×-200×) to sense physiological characteristics. The gain change is programmably achieved by commands from the control circuit 55 sent to a control port of the instrumentation amplifier 119. The low gain setting allows measurement of the tissue and electrode interface impedance by using the known stimulation pulse duration and amplitude as a known source and the system impedance as a known impedance. From the sensed voltage and the known impedances, the tissue and electrode interface impedance can be determined. This information can also be logged over time to monitor physiological changes that may occur.
For stimulation verification, the control circuit 55 analyzes the sensed parameters to calculate the actual heart rate to determine whether the heart is pacing at the desired rate in response to the stimulation. If the heart is pacing at the desired rate, the control circuit 55 can decrease the stimulation energy in steps until stimulation is no longer effective. The stimulation energy then is increased until the desired rate is achieved. Energy reduction can be accomplished at least in two ways: (1) preferably, the duty cycle is reduced to linearly decrease that amount of energy dissipated in the tissue, or (2) the voltage amplitude is reduced in situations where energy dissipation might vary non-linearly because the tissue/electrode interface is unknown.
The stimulation is controlled by a functionally closed feedback loop. When stimulation commences, the sensed signal waveform can show a physiological response confirming effectiveness of that stimulation pulse. By stepwise increasing the stimulation pulse duration (duty cycle), a threshold can be reached in successive steps. When the threshold is reached, an additional duration can be added to provide a level of insurance that all pacing will occur above the threshold, or it may be sufficient to hold the stimulation pulse duration at the threshold.
After each successful stimulation pulse, a determination is made regarding the difference in duration existing between the last non-effective pulse and the present effective pulse. That difference in duration is added to the present time. The system then senses the effectiveness of subsequent stimulation pulses and remains at the same level for either an unlimited duration or backs off one step in pulse duration. When the effectiveness is maintained again after a preset time window, which could be a number of beats, minutes or hours, the system backs off one decrement at a time. As soon as the effectiveness of the stimulation pulses is lost, the system keeps incrementing the duration until an effective pulse is obtained. In summary, the sensing and stimulation is a closed loop system with two feedback responses: the first response is following an effective pulse and involves gradual reduction of duration after a predetermined number of beats or a predetermined time interval; and the second response is to an ineffective pulse and is immediate with pulse duration adjustment occurring within one beat.
Another feedback control loop is employed to regulate the electrical power supplied to the implanted medical device 15 from the power transmitter 14. As mentioned previously, the rectifier 50 in the discriminator 49 of the medical device 15 extracts energy from the received first wireless signal 51 to charge the storage capacitor 54.
The DC voltage produced by rectifier 50 is regulated. For this function, the DC voltage is applied to a feedback transmitter 63 comprising a voltage detector 62 and a voltage controlled, first radio frequency oscillator 64. The voltage detector 62 senses and compares the DC voltage to a nominal voltage level desired for powering the medical device 15. The result of that comparison is a control voltage which indicates the relationship of the actual DC voltage derived from the received first wireless signal 51 to the nominal voltage level. The control voltage is fed to the input of the voltage controlled, first radio frequency oscillator 64 which produces an output signal at a radio frequency that varies as a function of the control voltage. For example, the first radio frequency oscillator 64 has a center, or second frequency F2 from which the actual output frequency varies in proportion to the polarity and magnitude of the control signal and thus deviation of the actual DC voltage from the nominal voltage level. For example, the first radio frequency oscillator 64 has a first frequency of 100 MHz and varies 100 kHz per volt of the control voltage deviation with the polarity of the control voltage determining whether the oscillator frequency decreases or increases from the second frequency F2. For this exemplary oscillator, if the nominal voltage level is five volts and the output of the rectifier 50 is four volts, or one volt less than nominal, the output of the voltage controlled, first radio frequency oscillator 64 is 99.900 MHz (100 MHz-100 kHz). That output is applied through a first RF amplifier 66 to a first transmit antenna 67 of the implanted medical device 15, which thereby emits a second wireless signal 68.
To control the energy of the first wireless signal 51, the power transmitter 14 contains a second receive antenna 74 that picks up the second wireless signal 68 from the implanted medical device 15. Because the second wireless signal 68 indicates the level of energy received by medical device 15, this enables power transmitter 14 to determine whether medical device requires more or less energy to adequately powered. The second wireless signal 68 is sent from the second receive antenna 74 to a feedback controller 75 which comprises a frequency shift detector 76 and a proportional-integral (PI) controller 80. The second wireless signal 68 is applied to the frequency shift detector 76 which also receives a reference signal at the second frequency F2 from a second radio frequency oscillator 78. The frequency shift detector 76 which acts as a receiver by comparing the frequency of the received second wireless signal 68 to the second frequency F2 and produces a deviation signal ΔF indicating a direction and an amount, if any, that the frequency of the second wireless signal is shifted from the second frequency F2. As described previously, the voltage controlled, first radio frequency oscillator 64, in the medical device 15, shifts the frequency of the second wireless signal 68 by an amount that indicates the voltage from rectifier 50 and thus the level of energy derived from the first wireless signal 51 for powering the implanted medical device 5.
The deviation signal ΔF is applied to the input of the proportional-integral controller 80 which applies a transfer function given by the expression GAIN/(1+si·τ), where the GAIN is a time independent constant gain factor of the feedback loop, τ is a time coefficient in the LaPlace domain and Si is the LaPlace term containing the external frequency applied to the system The output of the proportional-integral controller 80 is an error signal indicating an amount that the voltage (VDC) derived by the implanted medical device 15 from the first wireless signal 51 deviates from the nominal voltage level. That error signal corresponds to an arithmetic difference between a setpoint frequency and the product of a time independent constant gain factor, and the time integral of the deviation signal. Other types of feedback controllers may be employed.
The error signal from the feedback controller 75 is sent to the control input of a pulse width modulator (PWM) 82 within a power transmitter 73. The pulse width modulator 82 produces an output signal comprising pulses having a duty cycle that varies from 0% to 100% as dictated by the inputted error signal. The output signal from the pulse width modulator 82 is applied to an input of a second mixer 85 that also received the first radio frequency signal at the first frequency F1 (e.g.<50 MHz) from a second radio frequency oscillator 78. The greater the duty cycle the more energy is transferred to the medical device 15. For example, a 100% duty cycle means that the first radio frequency signal is transmitted continuously and for a 25% duty cycle, the first radio frequency signal is transmitted 25% of each pulse cycle period, and off for 75% of the pulse cycle. The length of each cycle period is a function of the amount of permissible ripple in the first wireless signal 51. For example, a 100 μs cycle period is adequate for a first frequency F1 of 10 MHz. In this case, within one 100 μs cycle and 25% duty cycle, the on-time would be 25 μs containing 250 cycles of the 10 MHz signal. The output from the pulse width modulator 82 is fed to a second data modulator 84 which modulates the signal with configuration commands and data for the medical device 15, as will be described.
The resultant signal is amplified by a radio frequency power amplifier 86 an applied to the transmit antenna 88 which may be of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,917,833. The antennas 74 and 88 in the power transmitter 14 are contained within a patch or arm band 22, shown in
In addition to sending electrical energy to the implanted medical device 15, the power transmitter 14 transmits operational commands and data that configure the functionality of that device or amend the software program that is executed. The implanted medical device 15 also sends operational data to the power transmitter. A data input device, such as a personal computer 90, enables a physician or other medical personnel to specify operating parameters for the implanted medical device 15. Such operating parameters may define the duration of each stimulation pulse, an interval between atrial and ventricular pacing, and thresholds for initiating pacing. When the medical device is intended to stimulate other regions of the patient's body, the operating parameters define the characteristics of that stimulation. The data defining those operating parameters are transferred to the power transmitter 14 via a connector 92 for the input of a serial data interface 94. The data received by the serial data interface 94 can be applied to a microcomputer based control circuit 95 or stored directly in a memory 96.
When new operating parameters are received, the control circuit 95 initiates a transfer of those parameters from the memory 96 to the data input of the second data modulator 84, which also receives the output signal from the pulse width modulator 82. The duty cycle of that output signal varies depending upon the desired magnitude of the electrical energy to be sent to the implanted medical device 15. The second data modulator 84 modulates the output signal to encode the operating commands and data. The resultant composite signal is then transmitted via the RF power amplifier 86 and the transmit antenna 88 to the implanted medical device 15 as the first wireless signal 51.
When the first wireless signal 51 is received by the medical device 15, the data detector 56 recovers operating commands and data as described previously. The control circuit stores the operating parameters for use in controlling the medical device.
Furthermore, the control circuit may include additional sensor electrodes 57 for physiological characteristics of the patient 11, such as heart rate or pressure within the blood vessel in which the medical device 15 is implanted. The sensed data is transmitted from the implanted medical device 15 to the power transmitter 14 via the second wireless signal 68. Specifically, the control circuit 55 sends the physiological data to the first data modulator 65 which produces a signal that is applied to the first RF amplifier 66 to amplitude modulate the signal from the voltage controlled, first radio frequency oscillator 64 with that data.
Data specifying operational conditions of the implanted medical device 15 also can be transmitted via the second wireless signal 68. For example, if the implanted medical device 15 fails to receive the first wireless signal 51 for a predefined period of time. The control circuit 55 generates alarm data which it transmitted via the second wireless signal 68 to alert a data receiver outside the patient of a malfunction of the cardiac pacing system 10. When the power transmitter 14 receives the second wireless signal 68, the data receiver 99 extracts data which then is transferred to the control circuit 95 for storage in memory 96.
Other modes of modulation can be used to encode the physiological data. For example, frequency shift keyed (FSK) modulator would require a tone to be mixed into the oscillator (i.e. 2 kHz and 4 kHz). This means that for each "0" and "1", the control circuit would have to self generate these waveforms. This is, however, power intensive since it requires a continuous control circuit operation. Other ways of modulation may include phase modulation. A version of this may be implemented by "bumping" the oscillator by +ΔF and −ΔF. In this embodiment, one may use the inertia of the receiving tracking phased locked loop (PLL) to create a "steady state" on the patch and add/subtract ΔF representing "0" and "1" at a much faster rate.
Upon interpreting the data as indicating an alarm condition, control circuit 95 activates an alarm, such as by producing an audio signal via a speaker 98 or activate light emitters to produce a visual indication of the alarm. An alarm indication also can be sent via the serial data interface 94 to an external device, such as personal computer 90 for further analysis and storage. In other situations, a wireless communication apparatus, such as a cellular telephone, may be integrated into the power transmitter 14 to transmit an alarm signal to a central monitoring facility.
The foregoing description was primarily directed to preferred embodiments of the invention. Even though some attention was given to various alternatives within the scope of the invention, it is anticipated that one skilled in the art will likely realize additional alternatives that are now apparent from disclosure of embodiments of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined from the following claims and not limited by the above disclosure.
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- Bowling shield, 1971, awarded to patients at a psychiatric hospital, Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria Australia. One of a series of tenpin bowling trophies awarded to patients at Mayday Hills Hospital in the 1970s.
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Griffin Press Room
Griffin Expands Kid-Friendly KaZoo Line at CES 2013 Rolling Out Animal-Inspired Headphones, Cases & Accessories
Capper Stylus – which transforms a pencil into a touchscreen stylus – also set to debut at CES
Las Vegas, NV – January 6, 2013 – Griffin Technology, one of the world's foremost creators of innovations for everyday life, is building upon the success of its iconic KaZoo line of iOS accessories by debuting new headphones, iPod touch cases, a charms lanyard kit and kid-friendly AUX cables themed after animals. They also debut a new Capper Stylus line of pencil-toppers which enable full functionality on capacitive touchscreens.
Kids can have fun and get wild with KaZoo Headphones, $19.99, from Griffin. These over-the-ear headphones have built-in volume-limiting circuitry that keeps sound pressure down to levels recommended as safe for young ears. Kazoo Headphones are durably constructed and fully adjustable. Comfortable cushions make them perfect for kids. KaZoo Headphones come in two different animal friends, Penguin or Frog, and will be available February 2013.
Everyone loves going to the zoo. Now kids can take their favorite zoo animal with them wherever they go, with KaZoo Cases for iPod touch, $24.99. These fun animal cases are made of soft yet durable silicone, and the friendly animal cases give kids easy access to their iPod touch's Multi-Touch display and headphone jack. KaZoo cases come in a variety of fun animal friends including a Lion, Elephant, Zebra, Monkey, Penguin or Panda. Kids can also download the free KaZooKeeper App to customize their screen backgrounds to match the theme of their cases. KaZoo cases for iPhone and iPod touch and the KaZooKeeper App are available at www.griffintechnology.com.
The perfect complement to a KaZoo case is Griffin's new KaZoo Charms Lanyard Kit for iPod touch, $12.99. The fun and friendly kit comes with all four soft rubber KaZoo Charms, including Penguin, Panda, Elephant, and Monkey. Charms attach to a 7" lanyard made of wrist-friendly, soft, smooth, shiny fabric. Simply slide the attachment loop through the pop-up lanyard connector on the iPod touch, and snap on the KaZoo animal companion charm. KaZoo Charms Lanyard Kit for iPod touch will be available Spring 2013.
Rounding out the KaZoo line are the KaZoo AUX cables, $9.99, which complement Griffin's KaZoo cases. Each cable is designed to be kid-proof, with heavy-duty cable jackets and strain relief built into each plug. These 3-foot long AUX cables come in fun colors and themes, including caterpillar/butterfly, elephant/peanut or dog/bone. KaZoo AUX cables will be available February 2013.
In line with Griffin's youth offerings debuting at CES is Capper Stylus – a removable stylus that slides on, like a pencil topper, to the eraser-end of a No. 2 pencil, transforming the pencil into a touchscreen stylus that works on all capacitive touchscreens. With Capper Stylus, kids have a pencil that still works on paper and now, also on a touchscreen. Capper Styluses comes in three different shapes and colors, including pencil, rocket, and ice cream cone, and will be available for $9.99 March 2013.
Griffin Technology's 2013 line-up will be on display at CES 2013 in the LVCC North Hall, Booth 5212.
To schedule a meeting with Griffin's Public Relations Director, Jackie Ballinger Anderson, contact Jennifer Reiss at email@example.com or at 305-374-4404 x 144.
For more information about Griffin Technology, visit www.griffintechnology.com.
About Griffin Technology
Founded on Paul Griffin's kitchen table in 1992, Griffin Technology Inc., is today one of the world's foremost creators of accessories for home, mobile, and personal technology. Unique products such as iTrip®, PowerMate®, iFM®, iMic® and Evolve® Wireless Speaker System have broken new ground in consumer electronics and created loyal fans the world over. Today, Griffin products are conceived, designed and developed in-house and continue to push the envelope of the industry they helped create. Learn more about Griffin's entire range of ingenious designs at www.griffintechnology.com, www.facebook.com/griffintech and on Twitter, @griffintech.


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IAIR (International Alternative Investment Review) is one of the fast growing alternative investment magazines worldwide and the first, according to Alexa – Amazon, for international ranking and number of readers. In fact, IAIR has recently surpassed international and well known magazines like Euromoney, Institutional Investor, Reuters Hedgeworld, Financial Time Wealth Monitor. You can see more about the ranking at http://www.iaireview.org/top-ranking/
According to Alexa – Amazon we have better ranking position and more unique and qualified vistors than other global legal and financial awards:
LEGAL 500; CHAMBERS; IFLR 100; IFLR; EUROMONEY; HEDGE FUND REVIEW; WHO'S WHO LEGAL; EXPERT GUIDES. You can see more about the ranking at: http://www.iaireview.org/award2011/?page_id=130
IAIR – International Alternative Investment Review – announces the 2011 categories for IAIR Awards. The second edition of award ceremony will be held on 11th November at Palazzo Visconti, in the heart of Milan. Palazzo Visconti is one of the most prestigious historical palaces in Europe.
Palazzo Visconti owes its birth to Carlos Bolanos, a leader among the Spanish Counts Bolanos, who commissioned this family building in the XVII century. Palazzo Visconti is one of the most elegant examples of the Lombard Baroque. It's built on three stories and has a rectilinear facade with a central corps held in place by pilaster strips, and an ample portal framed by granite columns.
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Discussion in 'Politics' started by I invented that, Jan 2, 2013.
al gore bails. in a bidding war the winner was al jazeera.
i don't think it will last. even as al jazera TV i dont see ma and pa cable company keeping it on their offerings.
So he got this deal done before the new taxes kicked in?
i guess al's target market was already saturated with programming aimed at douche bags.
looks like he gets 100m in oil money. fitting.
the american dream lives
Glenn beck tried to buy current tv but his offer was declined because the owners wanted it's legacy passed on to people with similar views. That's great shit.
Fuckin bigots at time warner cable drop current tv because of sale.
Change the name to all-jizzeera and Howard will watch.
Glen Beck had $500,000,000? Holy shit.
Liberal TV cant ever succeed, liberals get their ideas thru education and life experience. Teabaggers would be helpless as a turtle without its shell if they didn't have Limbaugh giving them their talking points every day.
what life experiences are you referencing, standing in the free cheese line?
No, but I just heard that he pushed really hard for the deal to be done before the end of the year so he could have avoided all the new taxes that he supports. Another fucking hypocrite.
was that before or after he was spraying dna all over the maids?
Oh you heard? Where on bullshit mountain?
Where did this come from again?
al gore would rather sell a company to terrorists than an american capitalist conservative. wow.
reality. you should visit it more often.
everything he's done since leaving office is very capitalistic.
why do people hate capitalists?
Well no, he was told that Gore tried to get a tax break....I just want to know where that information came from
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Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open more small stores as it links them to its supercenters, which will serve as mini-warehouses for their smaller cousins.
The plans, announced at the retailer's annual investor meeting, come as the world's largest retailer faces increasing pressure from online retailers like Amazon.com as well as dollar stores, which have been rapidly adding locations and winning customers with low prices and convenience.
Wal-Mart expects to roll out the new distribution scheme in the first of three markets in March, though it declined to say where. It is testing some of the aspects of the plan in areas like Gentry, Ark., where it operates a Wal-Mart Express store, which is one-tenth the size of a typical supercenter.
The retailer operates more than 4,000 stores in the U.S.
In the short term, Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville, Ark., is trying to rev up business at its namesake stores in the U.S., which has been weakening because of an uncertain economy.
The company said that heading into the holiday shopping season it's trying to make sure the the right inventory is in stock and is being more aggressive about discounting across the store.
U.S. Wal-Mart stores, which account for 59 percent of the company's total sales, reported a 0.3 percent decline in revenue at stores open at least a year in the second quarter. That marked the second straight quarter of declines in a key revenue figure after six consecutive quarters of increases. Revenue at stores open at least a year is considered an important measure of a retailer's performance because it removes the effect of adding stores.
Adding in Sam's Club and international stores, revenue at stores open at least a year was flat compared with a year ago. It rose 1.7 percent at Sam's Club.
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Draft Solicitation No. HC1028-10-R-2000 is provided for review and comments by industry. The Draft Solicitation includes the documentation describing the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Global Information Grid (GIG) Services Management-Operations (GSM-O) requirement.
Added: Jun 15, 2010 4:18 pmThe purpose of this notice amendment is to:
1. Advise of the relocation of the Pre-Solicitation Conference for the Global Information Grid (GIG) Services Management (GSM) Acquisition of Services (AoS);
2. Provide URL (Link) for Broadcast of the GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference via Defense Connect On-Line (DCO); and to
1. The location for the GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference has been moved
From: Defense Information Systems Agency
To: Crowne Plaza
Phone: 703-683-6000 Fax: 703-683-5750
The date for the GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference remains the same and is 28 June 2010. Attendees must pre-register prior to the conference. (Note: If your company has pre-registered, there is no further action to take.) The Conference will open at 7:00 a.m. and the actual briefings will commence at 8:00 a.m. The Conference is expected to adjourn approximately 5:00 p.m.
2. The GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference will also be broadcast via the Defense Connect On-Line (DCO). Attendees are asked to log into the Pre-Solicitation Conference prior to 8:00 a.m. DCO information, times and the URL/Link are provided as follows:
Title: GSM PreSolicitation Conference
A URL/Link has been established for testing accessibility as follows:
Title: GSM Connect Test
The Point of Contact and Contact Information for the GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference DCO is:
Ms. Carolyn Dean
SysAdmin info: https://www.jtfgno.mil/operations/cto/2010/CTO_10_005/Revised/CTO_10-005.pdf
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Added: Jun 30, 2010 3:10 pmIn response to the Pre-Solicitation Conference the following updates are provided:
1. The Government is revisiting the language provided in the GSM-O Draft RFP, Section H, Paragraph #H.28 Organization Conflict of Interest (OCI) issues. We will provide additional guidance soon and anticipate that any OCI mitigation plans be provided no later than 15 July 2010.
2. We also anticipate extending the proposal due date for GSM-O to occur 60 days from final Request for Proposal (RFP).
3. We do not anticipate any major changes to the technical requirements set forth in the GSM-O Draft RFP; technical requirements should remain the same in the GSM-O Final RFP. However, we anticipate adding information to Section L and M on proposals in response to the two sample two sample task orders, and there may be changes to the performance measures set forth in the GSM-O PWS .
Added: Jul 02, 2010 3:39 pm
This 02 July 2010 update is to provide the following:
1. Revised OCI language. When submission of a Mitigation Plan is necessary due to a potential, perceived or actual OCI; early submission of the plan is encouraged as the Offeror must have an acceptable and Government approved Mitigation Plan established prior to contract award. The Prime Contractor is responsible for submitting a Mitigation Plan when a potential, perceived or actual OCI exists with a subcontractor, teaming partner; etc.
a. Section H, Paragraph H.28 is revised to reflect the following:
(2) Are a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor, at any level, under the existing GSA Alliant-Small Business GWAC contracts (which is to be used as DISA's source for support of the GSM-Projects and Support (P&S) requirements), and/or
(3) Become a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor, at any level, in the upcoming contract award(s) of the GSM-Engineering/Transition/Implementation (ETI) solicitation (HC1028-10-R-2001).
e. Offerors/Contractors shall submit a Mitigation Plan to the Contracting Officer which concisely describes all relevant facts concerning any past, present or current planned interest, (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) relating to work to be performed under the GSM-Operations contract/task orders that has/have bearing on whether the Offeror or Contractor has a possible OCI. The Mitigation Plan shall explain how the OCI will be minimized to a level acceptable to the Government. An Offeror's Mitigation Plan shall be submitted as soon as possible. If applicable, the Government may enter into negotiations with the Offeror/Contractor to address any unresolved issues within the Mitigation Plan; these negotations are not considered discussions. Note: No contract award can be made without an approved Mitigation Plan.
f. If the Offeror or Contractor is aware, or should have been aware, of an OCI before award of this contract or any task under against the contract, and does not fully disclose that conflict to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contractor for default.
g. The Offeror or Contractor, by submitting an offer and/or signing the contract, warrants that to its best knowledge and belief, no additional facts exist relevant to a possible OCI.
h. After contract award, the Contractor shall have an ongoing obligation to make "a prompt and full disclosure" to the Contracting Officer of any OCI that arises during the performance of the contract, as well as newly discovered conflicts that existed before contract award.
i. The Mitigation Plan shall become part of the resultant contract and the Contractor shall update its Mitigation Plan within 30 days of any changes to the legal construct of the organization, subcontractor changes, or significant management or ownership changes.
j. Should an Offeror or Contractor refuse to disclose, or misrepresent, any information regarding a potential, actual or perceived OCI, one of the following remedies shall apply:
1) Disqualification for award;
2) Termination of the contract;
3) Disqualification from subsequent awards; or
4) Other remedial action as may be permitted or provided by the law or in the resulting contract
k. The following OCI Matrix provides potential Offerors/Contractors with examples of situations where Mitigation Plans may or may not be required by the Contracting Officer.
1. While each case is analyzed on its own facts, there is no generalized need for mitigation in this situation.
2. While a case-by-case analysis will be required, based on the PWS current at the time of analysis the Offeror/Contractor will likely be required to submit a Mitigation Plan, and the Contracting Officer may implement its own Mitigation Plan.
3. Mitigation Plan may be required.
l. The Mitigation Plan shall be included as part of the resultant contract/task order.
m. A clause, similar to H.28, must be included in all subcontracts.
c. Section L, Paragraph L220.127.116.11 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan is changed to reflect the following:
"L188.8.131.52 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan. (Reference Draft RFP HC1028-10-R-2000, Section H, Paragraph H.28. The Government requires the work product provided by the GSM-O Contractor be uninfluenced by suggestions that the work product(s) from other GSM contracts/task orders (i.e., GSM-ETI and/or GSM-P&S) or other DISA contracts unfairly benefited the non-GSM-O vendor. To prevent the existence of conflicting roles that might bias the GSM-O Contractor's judgement and/or prevent an unfair competitive advantage, the Government's preference is that the Offeror will not enter into business arrangements with any contractor awarded work on the GSM ETI, GSM-P&S contracts and/or other DISA contracts. In the event that the Offeror determines it is necessary to enter into a business arrangement that that could be perceived as a potential or actual conflict of interest, the Offeror shall submit an OCI Mitigation Plan describing how the potential OCI will be avoided, neutralized or mitigated based on the general rules of FAR Part 9.505 for the Contracting Officer's review and subsequent negotiation."
3. Interested Parties List (Attachment provided).
Additional Draft RFP updates are anticipated. It is the Government's intent to release information provided at the Pre-Solicitation Conference and to respond to all questions as soon as possible.
Added: Jul 12, 2010 3:20 pmThe purpose of this amendment is to provide the slides presented during the 28 June 2010 GSM AoS Pre-Solicitation Conference. Please see attached documents.
Added: Jul 16, 2010 2:50 pmThis 16 July 2010 notice/update is to provide the following changes to attachments provided for the Draft RFP for GSM-O:
a. The following attachments are being relocated to the Controlled CD-ROM:
1) DISA CONUS SOP.doc - Methods and Procedures Global Network Operations Support Center (GNSC) Network Event Reporting, undated.
2) SKMBT_C25310051321180 - DISA CONUS Global Network Operations Support Center (GNSC) Reporting Criteria, dated 12 Oct 2006
3) DRSN OM Guide 28May08.doc. - Defense Red Switch Operations and Maintenance - DRSN OM Guide, dated 28 May 08.
b. The following attachments have been removed and replaced with updates:
1. SOP100-55-01 GNSC TMS (Rev 1) updated 10 Sep 08 - final.doc - DISN CONUS Global Network-Operations Support Center Standard Operations Procedures for Trouble Management System Remedy, Rev 1) is replaced with SOP100-55-01 GNSC TMS (Rev2) Updated (2Mar10).doc - DISN CONUS Global Network-Operations Support Center Standard Operations Procedures for Trouble Management System Remedy, Rev 2.
2. SOP310-85-01.doc - Operations Global NetOps Support Center DISN Core Standard Security Operating Procedures for Proxy Server Ticket Creation and Administration dated 01 Jul 2008 is replaced with SOP100-85-01-Rev1.doc - Operations Global NetOps Support Center DISN Core Standard Security Operating Procedures for Proxy Server Ticket Creation and Administration dated 09 Nov 2009.
Added: Aug 09, 2010 10:05 am
The purpose of this amendment is to provide some of the answers to questions received. The remaining questions are being worked at this time and will be posted at a later date.
Added: Aug 27, 2010 3:53 pm1. The purpose of this amendment is to provide the second release of answers to the questions that have been received on the GSM-O Draft RFP. A third release of answers to questions is anticipated. The answers to the questions are provided as an attachment to this amendment.
2. You are advised that an update to the Controlled CD-ROM will be available 01 Sep 2010. You are encouraged to obtain the updated CD-ROM as specified in Section L, paragraph L.4 of the Draft RFP. Additional information has been added to the CD-ROM that may be useful when preparing your proposal.
Added: Sep 10, 2010 9:25 am
This 10 Sep 2010 notice is to provide corrections to answers that have been provided in GSM-Operations Questions/Answers Release 1 and Release 2.
Added: Sep 24, 2010 2:08 pm1. This 24 Sep 2010 notice is to provide the Government's responses to vendors' questions submitted in response to the GSM-Operations Draft RFP (GSM-O DRFP). This is - Questions/Answers - Release #3 of 3. The answers to the questions are provided as an attachment to this amendment. At this time all questions that have been received from the vendors in response to the GSM-O DRFP have been responded to.
2. You are also advised that a change has been made to the 01 September 2010 release of the Government Furnished Information (GFI) Controlled CD-ROM. The documents on the Controlled CD-ROM are not changed; however, the documents have been re-distributed into two disks as follows:
One Disk will contain documents that are marked as "Secret" or documents when combined could be considered "Secret".
One Disk will contain only FOUO documents.
3. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to obtain the disks in accordance with Section L, paragraph L.4 of the GSM-O DRFP. The disks will be available 27 Sep 2010.
4. Updated/revised GFI (CD-ROMs with the most current information) will be provided prior to release of the Final RFP for the GSM-O effort or will be provided with the release of the Final RFP for the GSM-O effort.
5. Prospective Offerors are advised that several of the Questions/Answers included in Release #3 will result in revisions to the evaluation factors in Sections L and M of the Final RFP for the GSM-O effort.
6. A revised acquisition milestones with "approximate dates" is also provided in the Questions/Answers.
Added: Oct 22, 2010 3:42 pmThis 22 October 2010 change addresses:
1) A revision to Question/Answer #301;
2) Additional Questions/Answers #379 through #388; and
3) The availability of an updated FOUO CD-ROM which includes DGS Task Orders for 2009, available 01 November 2010 (Ref: Question/Answer #382).
All information is included in the attached document.
Another release of Questions/Answers is anticipated.
Added: Nov 15, 2010 6:03 pmThe Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is providing a site visit for prospective Offerors to view the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Global Network Ops Support Center (GNSC), Bldg. 3189, Scott Air Force Base, IL on December 03, 2010 commencing at 8:00 a.m. and ending approximately 5:00 p.m. The DISN GNSC site visit is available ONLY FOR OFFERORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE GSM OPERATIONS SOLICITATION (DRFP/RFP NO: HC1028-10-R-2000). The DISN GNSC site visit is NOT available for prospective Offerors who intend to submit a proposal/offer for any other solicitation issued by DISA.
A prospective Offeror submitting a proposal in response to the GSM-Operations DRFP/RFP is interpreted to mean the prime contractor and its team of subcontractor(s) and/or teaming partner(s). Each prospective Offeror is limited to one DISN GNSC site visit, with no more than a total of five individual team members attending the DISN GNSC site visit simultaneously. The prospective Offeror's request to attend the DISN GNSC site visit must be submitted by the prospective Offeror who is to be considered the Prime Contractor. The Offeror's team members (i.e., subcontractor(s)/teaming partner(s)) shall not request separate site visits. Duplicate requests shall be rejected by the Contracting Officer.
The DISN GNSC will consist of a briefing of the GSM-Operations Performance Work Statement followed by a walk-through of selected workplace/office areas. Offerors' questions will not be answered during any portion of the DISN GNSC site visit and must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at the firstname.lastname@example.com email address. Written questions will be responded to via a subsequent FedBizOpps notice.
A prospective Offeror wishing to attend the DISN GNSC site visit must submit a written request to the GSM Contracting Officer no later than 1:00 p.m. CST, 24 November 2010. Verbal requests to attend the site visit will not be accepted. The Government will make no arrangements for Offerors who submit a request after 1:00 p.m. on 24 November 2010. The request to attend the site visit must be submitted to the GSM Contracting Officer at email@example.com ONLY. Requests submitted to any other email address will not be accepted.
The Offeror's written request to attend the DISN GNSC Site Visit must include the following information:
Name of Prime Offeror
Added: Dec 17, 2010 5:38 pmThis 17 December 2010 amendment is issued:
a. To provide additional Questions/Answers #389-#421. Question/Answers #389-#421 are provided as an attachment to this amendment.
b. To advise that when updated CD-ROMs are made available, they replace predecessor CD-ROMs in their entirety. To avoid confusion, do not compare earlier releases to the most current release.
Additional questions and responses are forthcoming.
The Government is anticipating release of a Final RFP during the early part of Calendar Year 2011.
Added: Dec 28, 2010 2:44 pmThe Defense Information Systems Agency/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA/DITCO)-Scott AFB, IL anticipates release of the Final RFP - HC1028-10-R-2000 - GIG Service Management Operations (GSM-O) on or about 13 January 2011. DISA/DITCO intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract using full and open competition in conjunction with the policies and procedures prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation for the day-to-day operations and sustainment of the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) and its Global Information Grid (GIG) networks and related services. The Final RFP and all related documents will be posted at this site. Instructions for submitting questions and proposals will be given at the time the solicitation is released. Contractors will be given 60 days for preparation of proposals from the posting date of the Final RFP. Past Performance questionnaires will be due no later than the date indicated on the past performance document.
The National American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) codes for this procurement are redesignated as 517110-Wired Telecommunications Carriers and 514513 - Computer Facilities Management Services. The resulting award will be Best Value Trade-Off, with non-cost factors being significantly more important than cost. The period of performance for the GSM-O will include a base period of three years and two, two-year option periods for a total life-cycle of seven years. Services will be required on a world-wide basis.
If at anytime the Government determines that the requested services are no longer required, the Government reserves the right to not make an award.
NOTE: The Draft RFP currently on the FedBizOpps site (to include amendments and attachments) will be removed/deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Final RFP documentation.
All inquiries regarding this requirement shall be submitted electronically and directed to the Contracting Officer, at email@example.com.
Added: Dec 30, 2010 2:15 pm1. This 30 December 2010 amendment is issued to:
a. Provide supplemental information (attached to this announcement) labeled "Provisioning Actions", and
b. Advise that an additional supplemental CD-ROM with information from the 07 December 2010 DISN GSM Site Visit-Scott AFB IL will be available 03 January 2011. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to obtain the disks in accordance with Section L, paragraph L.4 of the GSM-O DRFP.
2. This amendment also provides the following administrative corrections:
a. Reference 17 December 2010 amendment; Release #5 Q&As #389-#421. Question/Answer #405 is hereby rescinded. An answer was not available when the document was released and should have been omitted.
b. Reference 28 December 2010 amendment. The correct NAICS Codes reference is as follows:
517110-Wired Telecommunications Carriers and 541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services
instead of:
517110-Wired Telecommunications Carriers and 514513 - Computer Facilities Management Services
Added: Jan 07, 2011 4:57 pm1. This 07 January 2011 notice is to provide additional answers to questions that have been submitted.
2. Release #6 with Questions/Answers #422-433 is provided as an attachment.
3. Another release of Questions/Answers is expected to respond to several questions tha remain unanswered at this time.
Added: Jan 14, 2011 2:03 pmThe Draft RFP for the GSM-O requirement (HC1028-10-R-2000) will be replaced by a Final RFP for the GSM-O requirement to be released 14 Jan 2011 on FedBizOpps.
Added: Jan 14, 2011 2:34 pm14 January 2011
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) is replacing in its entirety Draft RFP HC1028-10-R-2000 - Global Information Grid (GIG) Services Management-Operations GSM-O) with this Final RFP HC1028-10-R-2000-GSM-O. (The Draft RFP for GSM-O and all attachments thereto shall be deleted from FedBizOpps in its entirety and are superceded with the information received with the Final GSM-O RFP).
DISA/DITCO anticipates a performance based Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to a single contractor who provides the best value to the Government.
Full and open competition will be utilized to acquire GSM-O requirements including the day-to-day delivery support for telecommunications capabilities, including operating and sustaining the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), defending the DISN, providing access to new customers, monitoring network health, and restoring service as necessary, plus completing minor adjustments and improvements to existing capabilities. Fundamentally, these activities are necessary to keep the DISN operating and available for use, but include no significant network improvements or changes. Sustainment may consist of small adjustments to the infrastructure, e.g., card replacement, read-only memory (ROM) replacement, or software and hardware upgrades of existing equipment. Operations work is routine and predictable over the contract period except for any contingency support. The geographic scope of the GSM-O requirement is world-wide,
For subcontracting purposes, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for the GSM-O are designated as 541513 and 517110; size standards are $25M and 1500 employees; respectively.
Prospective offerors are cautioned to review the Final GSM-O RFP in its entirety. Although, questions have been received in response to the Draft RFP for the GSM-O effort and answers have been provided; additional and/or revised information and/or direction has been received which may have resulted in revisions to the answers provided.
Reference RFP HC1028-10-R-2000, Attachments 13 and 14.
The Governnment is also providing a sensitive and/or controlled CD-ROM that includes a list of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) that the GSM-O contractor shall maintain. Attachment 14 shall become a contractual requirement and shall be considered an attachment to the resultant contract.
Prospective offerors are encouraged to obtain the unclassified, sensitive and/or controlled CD-ROMs from the Program Management Office during normal work hours in accordance with Section L, Paragraphs L3 and L4 of this solicitation. The CD-ROMs are available at this time.
Prospective offerors are reminded that the information provided on the CD-ROMs (HC1028-10-R-2000 - Attachments 13 and 14) supercedes the information previously provided on earlier versions of the CD-ROMs that were issued in conjunction with the Draft RFP for GSM . You are also reminded to dipose vendors to dispose of the previous disks in accordance with applicable security regulations.
Prospective offerors are encouraged to review the requirement for Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plans. An OCI Mitigation Plan shall be required from all prospective Offerors regardless of whether an actual OCI exists at this time. A contract cannot be awarded to an offeror who does not have an OCI Mitigation Plan that has been deemed acceptable by the Contracting Officer. Consequently, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to submit and negotiate an OCI Mitigation plan as early as possible.
Examples of recent and relevant past performance will also be evaluated by the Performance Confidence Assessment Group (PCAG). Prospective offerors are requested to submit their examples as to the PCAG as early as possible; but no earlier than 29 Jan 2011 and no later than the proposal due date.
Prospective offerors are also encouraged to support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Assistance on helping wounded warriors transition back into the civilian workforce can be found at: http://wtow.woundedwarriorproject.org/
Supplemental information is provided with this notice to include:
Proposals in response to this RFP are due in accordance with Section L, Paragraph L7.11 - Proposal Submission by 1:00 P.M. CST on 14 March 2011.
All questions/comments in response to this RFP shall be submitted in writing to the following e-mail account: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Added: Feb 10, 2011 6:02 pm10 February 2011 Amendment 0001 is issued:
1) provide answers to vendor questions
2) provide revised documentation and
3) to state any additional questions must be submitted no later than 9:00 am, CST, 18 Feb 11
Proposal due date remains unchanged and is 1:00 pm, CST, 14 March 2011
Added: Feb 18, 2011 4:07 pm18 February 2011 Amendment 0002 is issued:
1) extend proposal due date to 10:00 am, CST, 28 March 2011
2)provide responses to contractor questions
3)provide revised documentation
Added: Mar 02, 2011 1:28 pm02 March 2011 Amendment 0003 is issued to:
1) provide answers to vendor questions
2) provide revised documentation (GSM-O PWS, Task Orders 0001 and 0002)
3) update RFP Sections H, I, L and M.
Proposal Due Date remains unchanged and is 28 Mar 2011 at 10:00 am, CST.
Added: Mar 10, 2011 8:33 am10 March 2011 Amendment 0004 is issued to:
1) Update RFP Sections L and M
2) Provide revised DD254
Added: Mar 14, 2011 3:35 pm14 March 2011 Amendment 0005 is issued to:
1) Clarify the offeror shall submit 3 copies of proposal
2) Add clauses to Section I, K, and L
Added: Mar 22, 2011 4:00 pm22 March 2011 Amendment 0006 is issued to:
1) Remove the requirement to upload an electronic copy of the proposal to the DITCO Web-site.
Added: Jun 15, 2012 10:14 pm
NAICS Code 517110 also considered for subcontracts with small business concerns.
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Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
Description: SOP100-55-G-01 GSNC TMS
Description: SOP 100-55-02
Sop100-55-04 GNSC Ops and DCCC.doc (1,182.50 Kb)
Description: SOP 100-55-04 GNSC Ops and DCCC
Sop310-85-01.doc (309.00 Kb)
Description: SOP 310-85-01
SKMBT_C25310051321180.pdf (3,211.31 Kb)
Description: DISA CONUS GNSC Reporting Criteria
DISA CONUS SOP.doc (1,004.00 Kb)
Description: DISA CONUS SOP
GSM-O Draft RFP
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
GSM-O Draft RFP
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
GSM-O Draft RFP 06-04-2010.doc (1,059.00 Kb)
Description: Draft RFP for GSM-O
Attachment 1 - PWS-O Final Draft v10 05-21-2010.doc (1,236.00 Kb)
Description: Attachment 1 - GSM-O PWS
Attachment 2 GSM-O CDRLs v10 05-21-2010.doc (1,427.50 Kb)
Description: Attachment 2 - CDRLs
Attachment 3 DD254_GSM-O.doc (128.50 Kb)
Description: Attachment 3 - DD 254
Description: Attachment 4 - GSM-O QASP
Attachment 5 GSM-O Draft Task Order-1 v10 05-21-2010.doc (1,910.00 Kb)
Description: Attachment 5 - Task Order 01 - Year 1
Description: Attachment 6 - Task Order 01 - Year 2
Description: Attachment 7 - Task Order 01 - Year 3
Description: Attachment 8 - Task Order 01 - Year 4
Description: Attachment 9 - Task Order 01 - Year 5
Description: Attachment 10 - Task Order 01 - Year 6
Description: Attachment 11 - Task Order 01 - Year 7
Description: Attachment 12 - Task Order 02 - Year 1
Description: Attachment 13 - Task Order 02 - Year 2
Description: Attachment 14 - Task Order 02 - Year 3
Description: Attachment 15 - Task Order 02 - Year 4
Description: Attachment 16 - Task Order 02 - Year 5
Description: Attachment 17 - Task Order 02 - Year 6
Description: Attachment 18 - Task Order 02- Year 7
Description: Attachment 19 - Compliance Cross Reference Matrix
Description: Attachment 20 - Past Performance Information
Description: Attachment 21 - Client Authorization Letter
Description: Attachment 22 - Subcontractor Teaming Partner Consent Letter
Description: Attachment 23 - Past Performance Questionnaire Letter
Info Assurance
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Info Assurance
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
857001p.pdf (159.05 Kb)
Description: Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management
DoDI 8410 02p.pdf (106.28 Kb)
Description: NetOps for the Global Information Grid (GIG)
850001p.pdf (198.44 Kb)
Description: Information Assurance (IA)
6510_01.pdf (335.79 Kb)
Description: INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND)
851001p.pdf (628.29 Kb)
Description: DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
dod850002I.pdf (412.57 Kb)
Description: Information Assurance (IA) Implementation
Miscellaneous GSM Docs
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Miscellaneous GSM Docs
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
fed continuity directive.pdf (1,925.26 Kb)
Description: Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and
Description: TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION INFORMATION
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
dc310551.pdf (119.64 Kb)
Description: Operations-Status Reporting
dc310559.pdf (446.56 Kb)
Description: Operations - Base Level Support for the Defense Information System
Network (DISN)
Safety Requirements
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Safety Requirements
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
522022ms1front.pdf (486.01 Kb)
Description: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual Supplement
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
6211_02.pdf (208.06 Kb)
Description: DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK (DISN): POLICY AND
6215_01.pdf (366.30 Kb)
Description: POLICY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) VOICE NETWORKS WITH
810003p.pdf (267.17 Kb)
Description: Department of Defense (DoD) Voice Networks
dc310651_basic.pdf (5,436.26 Kb)
Description: CHANNEL AND CIRCUIT ALLOCATIONS
Circuit and Trunk File Data Elements and Codes Manual of the Global
Information Grid (GIG)
dc3101301_basic.pdf (1,110.79 Kb)
Description: COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Submission of Telecommunications Service Requests
dc3101302.pdf (45.07 Kb)
Description: COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Management Thresholds and Performance Objectives
di310-65-2v1.pdf (13,596.46 Kb)
Description: Channel and Circuit Allocations
Defense Communications System Circuit
Allocation and Engineering Manual
DISN_OSS_ProgPlan-v0.3-29Feb08.doc (7,637.50 Kb)
Description: DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK (DISN)
DISAC310-70-86_01-28-09 DRSN CM Guide.pdf (719.27 Kb)
Description: METHODS AND PROCEDURES
Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) Configuration Management (CM) Guide
DRSN Network Security Guide 2008 dm (28Oct08).doc (2,879.50 Kb)
Description: COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
Defense RED switch Network (DRSN) Security
DRSN NM Guide3107084.doc (2,780.00 Kb)
Description: METHODS AND PROCEDURES
Defense RED Switch Network (DRSN) Network Management Guide
DRSN OM Guide 28May08.doc (3,050.50 Kb)
Description: DEFENSE RED SWITCH NETWORK
DISAEC_310-195-2_QA_Installation.pdf (419.56 Kb)
Description: Quality Assurance Installation Workmanship Standards for the
Defense Information System Network Europe (DISN-E) And
Associated Systems and Site Inspection Checklist
NCSD 3-1.pdf (50.70 Kb)
Description: TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System
for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
GSM AoS Interested Parties List
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
GSM AoS Interested Parties List
Posted Date:
July 2, 2010
GSM Interested Parties List - 28 June 2010.doc (155.00 Kb)
Description: GSM AoS Interested Parties List as of 28 June 2010
Attachment 1: Pre-Solicitation Conference Agenda
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Attachment 1: Pre-Solicitation Conference Agenda
Posted Date:
July 12, 2010
Description: Attachment 1: Pre-Solicitation Conference Agenda
Briefings at Pre-Solicitation Conference
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Briefings at Pre-Solicitation Conference
Posted Date:
July 12, 2010
A - PM GSM AoS Discussion v3 [Read-Only].pdf (748.55 Kb)
Description: Briefing A: Program Manager (PM) GSM AoS Discussion
Description: Briefing B: Contracting Officer (KO) Pre-Solicitation Briefing Slides 28 June 10
1 - CTO_DISN Evolution [Read-Only].pdf (1,812.17 Kb)
Description: Briefing 1: DISN Evolution
2 - DISN Processes_v3 [Read-Only].pdf (2,259.23 Kb)
Description: Briefing 2: DISN Processes
3- GO_NetOps_v5_25June10 [Read-Only].pdf (16,023.70 Kb)
Description: Briefing 3: DISN NetOps
Description: Briefing 4: DISN OSS
5 - NS1_Data Services [Read-Only].pdf (811.22 Kb)
Description: Briefing 5: Data Services
6 - DISN Transport - GSM Pre-Sol Conf 28-6-10 (v2).pdf (1,314.78 Kb)
Description: Briefing 6: DISN Transport
7 - NS4_Voice Networks [Read-Only].pdf (468.19 Kb)
Description: Briefing 7: Voice Networks
8 - FSO_Net Assurance_v4 [Read-Only].pdf (442.14 Kb)
Description: Briefing 8: Net Assurance/Mission Assurance
Description: DISN Maintenance
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Posted Date:
July 16, 2010
SOP100-55-01 GNSC TMS (Rev 2) Updated (2-MAR-10).doc (1,763.00 Kb)
Description: Adding Updated - Version 2
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Posted Date:
July 16, 2010
Responses to Questions (1)
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Responses to Questions (1)
Posted Date:
August 9, 2010
Pre-Solicitation Q&A's posted 8-9-10_round 1.doc (292.00 Kb)
Description: Answers to Questions Received (Round 1)
Release 2 Q&As for Draft GSM-O RFP - 208-292
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Release 2 Q&As for Draft GSM-O RFP - 208-292
Posted Date:
August 27, 2010
GSM-O Release 2 Question-Answers.doc (153.00 Kb)
Description: Questions and Answers for Draft GSM-O RFP - Nos. 208-292
Q & As - Release #3 - 24 Sep 2010
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Q & As - Release #3 - 24 Sep 2010
Posted Date:
September 24, 2010
24 SEP 2010 Q&As.doc (159.00 Kb)
Description: Release #3 - Govt Responses to Vendor Questions - #292-378
Release #4 of 4 - Q&As
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Release #4 of 4 - Q&As
Posted Date:
October 22, 2010
GSM-O 22 Oct 2010 Q&As.doc (37.50 Kb)
Description: Revised Response to Question #301 and Questions #379-#388
Round 5 - #389-421
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Round 5 - #389-421
Posted Date:
December 17, 2010
Provisioning Actions
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Provisioning Actions
Posted Date:
December 30, 2010
Q&A Release #6 - #422-433
Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)
Q&A Release #6 - #422-433
Posted Date:
January 7, 2011
Description: Questions & Answers #422-433
Solicitation 1
Posted Date:
January 14, 2011
HC1028-10-R-2000 - FINAL RFP FOR GSM-O 14 JAN 2011.pdf (1,419.74 Kb)
Description: FINAL RFP for GSM-O - RFP HC1028-10-R-2000 - 14 Jan 2011
Atch 1 GSM-O PWS 01-10-2011c.pdf (845.38 Kb)
Description: Final RFP PWS - Atch 1
Atch 2 -GSM-O DD254.pdf (324.34 Kb)
Description: Final RFP Atch - 2 DD 254
Atch 3 - GSM-O CDRLs Final RFP 01-10-2011.pdf (872.38 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 3 - CDRLs
Atch 4 GSM-O Task Order Procedure.pdf (57.43 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 4 - Task Order Procedures
Atch 5 - GSM-O QASP 01-08-2011c.pdf (288.15 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 5 - QASP
Atch 6 - GSM-O Task Order 01.pdf (1,285.95 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 6 - Task Order 01
Atch 7 - GSM-O Task Order-02.pdf (451.92 Kb)
Description: FInal RFP - Atch 7 - Task Order 02
Atch 8 - GSM-O Task Order-3.pdf (409.14 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 8 - Task Order 03
Description: Final RFP - Atch 9 - Past Performance Info
Description: Final RFP - Atch 10 - Subcontract-Teaming Parnter Consent Ltr
Description: Final RFP - Atch 11 - Client Authorization Ltr
Atch 12 - GSM-O PP Questionnaire.pdf (141.16 Kb)
Description: Final RFP - Atch 12 - Past Perf Questionnaiare
Description: Supplemental Information - Matrix of Questions/Answers for Draft RFP HC1028-10-R-2000 - includes several questions not previously posted to FedBizOpps
DISN Labor Category and Descriptions Example.pdf (450.49 Kb)
Description: Supplemental Information - DISN Labor Categories and Descriptions
Amendment 1
Posted Date:
February 10, 2011
GSM-O Amendment 0001.pdf (227.79 Kb)
Description: Amendment 0001
FRFP QUESTIONS - Release 1- 1-43.pdf (142.11 Kb)
Description: Q&A Final RFP 1-43
Atch 1 GSM-O PWS 02-09-2011.pdf (621.16 Kb)
Description: Atch 1 GSM-O PWS
Atch 5 - GSM-O QASP 02-09-2011.pdf (170.84 Kb)
Description: Atch 5 GSM-O QASP
GSM-O Task Order-1 Final RFP 02-09-2011.pdf (649.24 Kb)
Description: Atch 6 GSM-O Task Order 1
GSM-O Task Order-2 Final RFP 02-09-2011.pdf (422.58 Kb)
Description: Atch 7 GSM-O Task Order 2
GSM-O Task Order-3 Final RFP 01-10-2011.pdf (234.24 Kb)
Description: Atch 8 GSM-O Task Order 3
Description: Atch 11 GSM-O Client Auth Letter
Description: Atch 12 GSM-O Past Performance Questionaire
Amendment 2
Posted Date:
February 18, 2011
HC1028-10-R-2000-Amend 0002.doc (232.50 Kb)
Description: GSM-O Amendment 0002
FRFP RELEASE NO 2 - QA 44-62.pdf (41.16 Kb)
Description: Q&A 44-62
Atch 1 GSM-O PWS 02-18-2011v2.pdf (612.93 Kb)
Description: Attachment 1 GSM-O PWS
GSM-O Task Order-1 Final RFP 02-16-2011.pdf (649.18 Kb)
Description: Attachment 5 - GSM-O Task Order 01
GSM-O Task Order-3 Final RFP 02-09-2011.pdf (378.53 Kb)
Description: Attachment 7 - GSM-O Task Order 3
Atch 12 - GSM-O PP Questionnaire.doc (163.50 Kb)
Description: Attachment 12 - Past Performance Questionnaire and Cover Letter
SF33.pdf (37.06 Kb)
Description: Standard Form 33: Solicitation, Offer and Award Document
Amendment 3
Posted Date:
March 2, 2011
GSM-O Release #3 - QAs 63-65.pdf (17.83 Kb)
Description: Release #3 - Questions/Answers FRFP 63- FRFP 65
Atch 1 GSM-O PWS 02-24-2011.pdf (617.74 Kb)
Description: Revised GSM-O PWS
GSM-O Task Order-1 Final RFP 02-24-2011.pdf (649.31 Kb)
Description: GSM-O Revised Task Order 0001
GSM-O Task Order-2 Final RFP 02-24-2011.pdf (422.73 Kb)
Description: GSM-O Revised Task Order 0002
Amend 0003.pdf (287.68 Kb)
Description: GSM-O RFP Amendment 0003 - 02 March 2011
Amendment 4
Posted Date:
March 10, 2011
Amendment 5
Posted Date:
March 10, 2011
Amendment 6
Posted Date:
March 14, 2011
Amendment 7
Posted Date:
March 22, 2011
2300 East Dr.
Building 3600
Scott AFB, Illinois 62225-5406
United States
Worldwide (CONUS and O-CONUS)
United States
Kathy M Tullock,
Contracting Officer
Phone: 618-229-9550
Fax: 618-229-917
Crista N Decker
Phone: 618-229-9491
Fax: 618-229-9177
All Files
General Information
Notice Type:
Original Posted Date:
June 4, 2010
Posted Date:
January 14, 2011
Response Date:
Mar 14, 2011 1:00 pm Central
Original Response Date:
Mar 14, 2011 1:00 pm Central
Archiving Policy:
Automatic, 15 days after response date
Archive Date:
June 30, 2012
Original Set Aside:
Set Aside:
Classification Code:
D -- Information technology services, including telecommunications services
NAICS Code:
541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541513 -- Computer Facilities Management Services


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Don Buffum elected NIGP national officer
Mississippi State University's director of procurement and contracts has been elected third vice president of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).
In that position, Don Buffum is now in line to serve a term as national president of the organization starting in July 2014.
With headquarters in Herndon, Va., NIGP works to advocate best practices, ethical values and public service in the profession. Its more than 16,000 members are located throughout the United States, Canada and overseas.
Prior to joining MSU in 2007, Buffum was purchasing director for the State of Mississippi. A University of Washington graduate, he received a master's degree in business administration from Mississippi College and holds public purchasing officer accreditation with the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council.
"Don's active role in the country's leading public purchasing organization illustrates Mississippi State's commitment to leadership, integrity and good stewardship of public funds and property," said Don Zant, the land-grant institution's vice president for budget and planning.
Buffum's career includes a number of honors, among them the Roy Saye Award as the state's most outstanding public purchasing official and the Guilio Mazzone Distinguished Service Award, highest honor of the National Association of State Procurement Officials.
He is an active member of several other professional organizations, including the National Association of State Purchasing Officials and Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents.
Jim Laird | University Relations


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