National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room Bll7, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

70 -- FORE SYSTEMS ATM SWITCH SOL 52SBNB5C8578 POC Diane Loeb (301) 975-6339/Contracting Officer: Ruth Ann Maris The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to procure on a sole source basis with Fore Systems, Inc., 6500 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 444, Bethesda, MD 20817 for a OC-3c/STM-1 Network Module with 4-155 Mbps Singlemode Fiber-Long Reach and ASX-200 ATM Switch Upgrade. In support of research being conducted by NIST's High Speed Networks Group in the area of Asynchronous Transfer Mode networking; the upgrade and module are required to enable connectivity to the Washington area ATDnet. These items are required within 60 days after contract award. The delivery is FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD--This synopsis is for information purposes only. See Numbered Note 22. (0006)

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