IGF::OT::IGF 8930 WARD PARKWAY FEDERAL BUILDING, KANSAS CITY, MO CONTRACT NO. GS-06-P-17-GY-C-0001. THE NAT…

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IGF::OT::IGF 8930 WARD PARKWAY FEDERAL BUILDING, KANSAS CITY, MO CONTRACT NO. GS-06-P-17-GY-C-0001. THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER LOCATED AT 8930 WARD PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IS COMPRISED OF 30,985 SF OF COMPUTER ROOM DATA CENTER, SUPPORTED BY OFFICE SPACE. THE DATA CENTER IS CURRENTLY CONFIGURED AS THREE PODS. POD 1 IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST, COMPRISED OF 18,220 SF, AND IS CONFIGURED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT RESPONDED TO SPECIFIC NEEDS OVER TIME, WITHOUT AN OVERRIDING CONFIGURATION STANDARD. POD 2 IS SMALLER, AT 6,140 SF, AND IS CONFIGURED IN A SOMEWHAT MORE STANDARDIZED FASHION, BUT IS NOT WHAT IS CONSIDERED CURRENT BEST PRACTICE BY NITC PERSONNEL. POD 3 IS THE NEWEST, AT 6,625, AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CONFIGURED IN A MANNER THAT IS CLOSEST TO CURRENT BEST PRACTICE. POD 1 WILL BE RENOVATED THROUGH A MULTI-PHASED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT IS TO BEGIN TO DEMISE POD 1 INTO SEVERAL SUB-PODS.