DISA/DITCO/PAD, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Room 9187A, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3205

D -- DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK TRANSMISSION SERVICES - CONUS (DTS - C) SOL DCA200-95-R-0137 POC Contact: Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-1235/Terry Green, Contract Specialist, (618) 256-9464 The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO) will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Defense Information Systems Network Transmission Services - CONUS (DTSC) on or about 31 August 1995. The RFP defines the services necessary to support Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) users in the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. The network will consist of backbone transmission service directly between the Bandwidth Managers (BWMs) and access transmission service between user locations and the BWMs. The services to be acquired will consist of bandwidth at a level no less than T-1 capacity to support voice, data, video and imagery transfer data within the backbone and between the backbone and access areas. The access transmission service requirement has been divided into eight geographical areas. Award may be made to a single vendor (backbone and access areas) or multiple vendors (separate vendor for the backbone and separate vendors for each of the access areas) on the basis of lowest aggregate cost in accordance with FAR 52.215-34. Proposals will be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in the RFP, Section L. A reading room with related reference material has been opened at the DISN Program Management Office, located at 5111 Leesburg Pike, Skyline 5, 9th Floor, Room 9122, Falls Church, VA. The reading room is AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Government holidays. Contact Ms. Elaine Green at 703-681-0253 for an appointment. The Government will furnish for the contractors use in the reading room a 110V outlet. The Government will not furnish copiers, faxes, telephones, or paper for contractor use. A written request, required for placement on the bidders mailing list for this RFP, is to be sent to DISA/DITCO/DTS22, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406, ATTN: Terry Green, Contract Specialist. Written requests SHALL include the Company Name, Street Address, City, State, NINE-Digit Zip Code, Point of Contact (POC), POC Telephone and facsimile numbers, Company Size and Status. If the company address includes a post office box, the complete street address must also be provided. Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 4899 will be used for determining company size status. ALL inquiries regarding the DTS - C RFP shall be directed to Mr. Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-1235. (0228)

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