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D -- DOE NATIONWIDE NUMERIC AND ALPHA-NUMERIC PAGERS AND PAGING SERVICES SOL DE-FB01-96AD71151 DUE 060596 POC Jody Naleppa, Contract Specialist, (202) 634-4578 Leonard J. Pastore, Contracting Officer, (202) 634-4525. The U.S. Department of Energy anticipates issuance of a competitive solicitation (Invitation for Bids) for both Paging Services and Hardware, through a leasing arrangement, for DOE Nationwide personnel. The requirement includes Numeric and Alpha-Numeric paging capability via a leasing arrangement, and replacement units for a period not to exceed two (2) years. DOE anticipates award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Contract. The contractor will provide: (a) DOE nationwide Numeric Paging Services for a minimum of 700 users and a maximum of 4,000 users; (b) DOE nationwide Alpha-Numeric Paging Services for a minimum of 50 users and a mzximum of 1,000 users; (c) DOE Local (Washington, D.C. metropolitan area) Paging Services for a minimum of 10 users and a maximum of 1,000 users; (d) DOE numeric pager replacements for a minimum of 15 units and a maximum of 30 units; (e) DOE Alpha-Numeric replacements for a minimum of 5 units and a maximum of 10 units. All Pagers must have the following capibilities: time of day, message locking. low battery indicator, silent and beep mode, memory capacity of sixteen (16) messages, voice retrieving for pagers outside the service areas, a minimum of sixteen (16) number slots, pager time stamping, page recall, and personal toll-free access. The solicitation will become available in approximately 30 days for downloading from the DOE Business Center on the FedWorld Bulletin Board. The FedWorld Bulletin Board number is 703-321-3339 (accessible via the ''Business, Trade, and Labor Mall''). The solicitation will also be available through the Internet on the ''Doing business with DOE'', home page via the Business Communications Center ''Access to the FedWorld Library of Files''. The Internet address is http://www.pr.doe.gov/prbus.html Technical assitance is available from FedWorld Help Desk at 703-487-4608. Prospective offerors who do not have electronic means for obtaining or downloading the solicitation through the FedWorld/Internet system may submit a written request to the Contracting Officer for a copy of the solicitation to be downloaded onto a MS-DOS formatted high density 3-1/2'' diskette provided by the requester. The requester must include a self-addressed stamped envelope suitable for the return of the diskette. No paper copies of the solicitation will be provided. All offerors interested in being notified when the actual solicitation and related amendments are released, should notify Jody Naleppa at the above telephone number. Such notification must include your name, company address, E-Mail address (preferred) or fax number and the desired solicitation number. The Contract Specialist will transmit messages via E-Mail or fax when the solicitation is released. Notification of amendments will only be to those offerors that submit an intent to submit an offor. Without such notification, prospective offerors may not be informed when amendments and other solicitation related information is posted to the FedWorld/Internet system. This announcement supercedes the previous announcement on the same subject published in the CDB on 4/12/92. (0115)

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