Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 Attn:/Andrew Klimas

70 -- FIBER OPTIC BACKBONE POC Andrew Klimas tel: (410) 965-9493 The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking sources capable of providing a high-speed, single mode fiber optic infrastructure to connect buildings in the SSA headquarters complex in Woodlawn, Maryland. The fiber optic infrastructure must transmit data at speeds of 2.4 GBPS or greater. The fiber optic backbone must handle current high volume as well as future growth in LAN, data and video traffic and must be robust enough, through alternative paths, to continue to give satisfactory service in the event of a fiber link failure to one of the buildings. Interested firms able to provide the required fiberoptic backbone are invited to submit information in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to provide the fiber optic infrastructure. Cross-reference to previously submitted material is discouraged. No cost or pricing data is required or requested. This is not a request for proposals (RFP) and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the data received, but sources deemed qualified will be solicited when an RFP is issued. Responses to this notice should be submitted in duplicate within 15 days of the publication of this notice and should refer to ''Fiber Optic Backbone.'' (0121)

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