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D -- FOLLOW-ON INTERIM TELEPHONE SERVICE SOL DCA300-95-R-0002. DUE 033195. Contact, Dawn Underwood, Contract Specialist, 808/477-5642. DITCO-PAC intends to negotiate, on a non-competitive basis, with GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated (GTE HTC) for switched voice, data services, network management, operation, and maintenance of Government-owned customer premise equipment. These services will provide official telephone service to all military and select civilian Government installations on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Five Government-leased multifunction switches located at different military base locations throughout Oahu, and a combination of Government-owned outside plant cable and commercially leased cable provide the backbone network for services. The network serves approximately 39,000 subscribers. The existing contract expires 31 January 1996. Period of performance is 01 February 1996 through 31 January 1997, plus four (4) six-month options. GTE HTC is the only known company which can provide these services upon the expiration of the existing contract without duplication of effort and costly delays to the Government. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability, including technical information in sufficient detail to permit the agency an opportunity to determine whether the firm is capable of meeting the requirement within the established time constraints. Submit all written responses to the above address. Telephonic responses will not be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses to this notice because this is not a solicitation document. No solicitation document is available. Requests for a solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this synopsis. See Note 22. (046)

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