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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 4,1995 PSA#1403The Center for Post-FTS2000 Procurement (KEF), 7525 Colshire Drive
(STOP Z397), McLean, Virginia 22102-3481 D -- SCHEDULE FOR RELEASE OF DRAFT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (TS), TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
(TMS) POC Barbara Norsworthy, Contracting Officer Draft RFP
KEF-95-BN-000A (TS); Trudi C. Bailey, Contracting Officer Draft RFP
KEF-95-TB-000B (TMS) Correction. This notice corrects and clarifies
information published in the Commerce Business Daily on August 2, 1995,
relative to the names of the draft Requests for Proposals (RFPs) under
the Post-FTS2000 Program. The federal government currently satisfies
its intercity telecommunications requirements through the Federal
Telecommunications System 2000 (FTS2000) contracts. The existing
FTS2000 contracts will expire in 1998. As a part of the continuing,
open discussion related to the provision of telecommunications services
to government users in the post-FTS2000 environment, the government
hereby advises interested parties of the following opportunities to
participate in this discussion. The government intends to release two
draft RFPs for review and comment. The corrected names of the draft
RFPs are as follows: the Telecommunications Services (TS) Draft RFP
KEF-95-BN-000A and the Technical and Management Support (TMS) Draft RFP
KEF-95-TB-000B. As stated in the December 1994 Post-FTS2000 Program
Strategy, the Telecommunications Services Draft RFP will be used to
acquire Comprehensive Telecommunications Service Contracts, Switched
Data and Value Added Services Contracts, and Wireless Service
Contracts. Also as stated in the December 1994 Post-FTS2000 Program
Strategy, the Technical and Management Support Draft RFP will be used
to acquire technical and management support services contracts for
agencies and program management functions. The following information
published in the August 2, 1995, Commerce Business Daily is correct.
The draft RFPs will be available electronically on or about August 23,
1995. The government plans to release the RFPs on the Internet. The
on-line RFP documents will be available in a plain ASCII text version
that can be easily read by any word or text processor, and a Microsoft
Word 6.0 version that will contain the document with all embedded
graphics and formatting. You may retrieve the RFPs via the Internet
World Wide Web, at the following site: http://post.fts2k.gsa.gov. In
addition to on-line retrieval, the draft RFPs will be available, in
limited quantities, on 3.5 inch PC formatted diskettes in Microsoft
Word 6.0 format. Diskettes must be requested in writing. Requests
should include: RFP number, name of requester and/or firm name,
address, telephone number, FAX number, Internet e-mail address, DUNS
number, SIC Code, and business size (i.e., Large Business, Small
Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned, 8(a), etc.).
Requests should be forwarded to the attention of the appropriate
Contracting Officer: Barbara Norsworthy, Draft RFP KEF-95-BN-000A (TS)
or Trudi Bailey, Draft RFP-95-TB-000B (TMS) at the General Services
Administration, C/O The MITRE Corporation, 7525 Colshire Drive,
Mailstop Z397, McLean, VA 22102-3481. The government will accept
comments on the draft RFPs through October 10, 1995. Comments may be
submitted electronically to the Internet address of
draft-rfp@post.fts2k.gsa.gov in either of the following two formats:
plain ASCII; and uuencoded representations of Microsoft Word (version
6.0 and earlier) documents. Alternatively, comments may be addressed in
writing (with a copy on 3.5 inch PC formatted diskette in Microsoft
Word 6.0 format) to the appropriate Contracting Officer: Barbara
Norsworthy, Draft RFP KEF-95-BN-000A (TS) or Trudi Bailey, Draft RFP
KEF-95-TB-000B (TMS) at the General Services Administration, C/O The
MITRE Corporation, 7525 Colshire Drive, Mailstop Z397, McLean, VA
22102-3481. Responding parties are cautioned that no proprietary
information will be accepted through any media. Further, all interested
parties are reminded of their obligation to peruse the Commerce
Business Daily for notification of availability and instructions for
obtaining finalized RFPs. Any questions may be directed to the
contracting officers at (703) 827-5188 (0214) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0026 19950803\D-0010.SOL)
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