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D -- OOPERATON & MAINTENANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS FOR FORTS RITCHIE, MARYLAND, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS AND FORT A.P. HILL, VIRGINIA SOL CBD&&&-9602-0004 POC GARY SCIBONA, CONTRACTING OFFICER, 520-533-0455, EDNA MCKELLERY, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 520-538-8499 (Site Code DAEA32) The U.S. Army Information Systems Command Contracting Office intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Switchboard Console Operations of the Administrative Telephone System (ATS) and for the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of ATS at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and Fort Ritchie, Maryland. The period of performance (POP) for Fort A.P. Hill is one base year and one option year, and for Fort Sam Houston and Fort Ritchie one base year four one year options. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business. The SIC code is 7378 The size standard is $18 million. The solicitation/RFP will be issued on/or about 15 March 1996. This RFP will be a PAPERLESS document released via the ISC Contracting Office's Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB), NO HARDCOPY WILL BE MAILED. A computer with a minimum 8 MB RAM and a modem with 28,800 baud is needed to download documents from the EBB. The RFP has been prepared using Microsoft Word Version 6.0 and Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 These programs are recommended for ease of retrieval and reading purposes. Access to the EBB is provided by dialing the EBBS using any communication program, ANSI VT00 or RIPGRAPHIC. Use telephone numbers (520) 533-0132 thru 0139. Log in as a new user, create your own password and use it each time you log in. To access the Information Systems Command Contracting Office EBBS modem parameters are: 1) Data rate = 1200bps to 28800bps (Hayes Optima 28,8 V.FC Modems are used). 2) Parity = No or None 3) Data Bit = 8 bits 4) Stop Bit = 1 bit. For WWW (Internet) and Telenet: WWW=http://138.27.160.159/index.htm for Telenet IP = 138.27.160.159. Note: There will be a 24 hour waiting period after initial login before approval to download your files. Once logged onto the EBBS there is a free Windows COM program to download. The filename for the program is ISSCOBBS.EXE or .ZIP in the Main file directory. For help and or assistance phone the SYSOP/WEBMASTER at (520)(0051)

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