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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 12,1995 PSA#1345

Phillips Laboratory/PKOE, Directorate of Contracting, Operational Contracting Division, 2000 Wyoming Blvd SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117- 5606

58 -- 2.5 GBPS ASYCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) SWITCH SOL F29650-2.5 DUE 061295 POC Lorraine Otero, Contract Specialist, 505/846-2659, Mhynard Wink, Contracting Officer, 505/846-6898. The Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, Kirtland AFB, NM, requires the purchase of: 1) 2.5 Gbps Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Switch, Fore Systems, Inc., Model ASX-200, P/N ASX-200, or equal. The switch includes a switch chassis, Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) engine control processor, ForeThought Internetworking software, one (1) switch module w/four (4) network module slots; 2) Multimode fiber TAXI Network Module for ASX-200 Switch, six (6) 100 Mbits/sec ATM connections, Fore Systems Model NM-TAXI, P/N NM-6/100MMB, or equal; 3) SONET OC-3c Network Module for ASX-200 Switch, Four (4) 155 Mbps Multimode Fiber ports - SC(2.3.1), Fore Systems, Inc. Model NM-155, P/N NM-4/155MMSCB, or equal; 4) DS-3 Network Module for ASX-200 Switch, two (2) 45 Mbits/sec ATM Connections, Fore Systems, Inc. Model NM-2DS3, P/N NM-2DS3B, or equal. The minimum specifications for items 1-4 listed above are as follows: Item 1) 2.5 Gbits/sec ATM Switch, RISC engine control processor, Unix operating system, compatible to SUN OS software release 4.1.3F, one switch module with 4 network module slots, one ethernet port, two serial interface ports, signaling protocol capable of establishing Switched Virtual Circuits dynamically. Compatible to FORE Systems Simple Protocol for ATM Network Signaling (SPANS), Standard 19 inch vertical rack mounting capability, 120/240 volts AC switchable; Item 2) Multimode Fiber Transparent Asynchronous Transmitter Receiver Interface (TAXI) network module for ATM switch, six port 100 Mbits/sec; Item 3) Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) OC-3c Network Module for ATM Switch, four (4) 155 Mbits/sec Multimode fiber ports, SC connectors; Item 4) Digital Standard DS-3 Network Module for ATM Switch, two 44.736 Mbits/sec ports. Firms proposing on an ''or equal'' item shall submit technical documentation, brochures, schematics, etc, so that the item can be evaluated for compliance with the specifications. Solicitation for this requirement will be issued on or about 12 Jun 95 and will close 30 days thereafter. The Government reserves the right to consider this acquisition for the 8(a) program, small disadvantaged business set-aside, small business set-aside, historically black colleges and universities, or minority institutions set-aside based upon responses to this synopsis. Foreign-owned firms will not be precluded from participating on this acquisition. Firms responding to this synopsis should indicate whether they fall into these categories. SIC Code: 3669, Size Standard: 750 Employees. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before contacting the ombudsman. For serious concerns only, potential offerors are invited to contact Bruce Grunsten in the Directorate of Contracting, at 505/846-8273 or at 3651 Lowry Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5777. (0130)

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