General Services Administration, Federal Telecommunications Service, Mid-Atlantic Region, 100 Penn Square East, Attn: Code 3KT, Philadelphia, PA 19107

S -- LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE FOR STATE OF NEW JERSEY SOL GS03K-96-Q-1002. POC Carl Ruzicka, Contracting Officer, (215) 656-6322. The General Services Administration intends to negotiate for local telecommunication services in the state of New Jersey. GSA requires local telecommunications services for its consolidated users, primarily in Newark, Trenton and Camden (see below). GSA intends to negotiate with the current service provider, Bell Atlantic Corp., pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, to lower the price of service. The proposed agreement will be for a period of 24 months with one 12 month option. The services will be provided to approximately 4,000 telephone stations total at the government offices and quantities listed for each location below. Access to the Federal Telecommunication System (FTS 2000) must be provided by a single service delivery point in each of the three cities. The services will include Direct Inward and Outward Dialing (DIOD), all maintenance and services responsibilities and will include the Features listed as follows: Automatic Callback Calling; Add-on Conference; Automatic Identification of Outward Dialing; Call Forwarding Busy Line; Call Forwarding Don't Answer; Call Forwarding Variable; Call Hold; Call Pickup; Call Transfer Individual; Call Transfer All; Call Waiting Originating; Call Waiting Terminating; Common Intercept; Consultation Hold; Dial Call Waiting; Directed Call Pickup Barge In: Directed Call Pickup NonBarge-In; Distinctive Ringing and Call Waiting Tone; Group Speed Call; Station Hunting; Station to Station Calling; Station Restriction; Touch-tone. In addition the following services must be available on an optical basis with a separate optional price: automatic route selection; call forwarding outside of system; call forwarding over private facilities; centralized attendant services; class of service; code calling; conference arrangements; customer control of facilities; customer station rearrangement; dial dictation trunk terminations; electronic tandem switching; automatic route selection deluxe; customer administration and control; facility restriction levels and authorization codes; station message detail recording; hot line; speed calling individual; toll restriction; uniform call distribution. In addition, the service will provide access to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), the Defense Switched Network (DSN) and the Federal Telecommunications Systems (FTS 2000). The Government will not purchase any equipment to provide local dialtone service to these customers. The proposed rate stabilization agreement will cover the following locations (street address and number of lines): 2 Federal Square, Newark (101 lines); 20 Washington Place, Newark (179 lines); 231 Johnson Ave., Newark (1 line); 250 E. North Ave., Elizabeth (2 lines); 89 River Rd., Hoboken (8 lines); Newark Center, Baldwin Avenue, Wehawken (1 line); 686 Nye Ave., Irvington 915 lines); Ft. of E. 32nd St., Bayonne (2 lines); Newark International Airport, Bldg 51, Newark (5 lines); Newark International Airport, Bldg 119, Newark (9 lines); Newark International Airport, Bldg Terminal C, Newark (1 line); 230 Taylor Ave., Line Shed, Port Newark, Newark (1 line); Newark International Airport, Terminal B Newark (10 lines); 123 Pennsylvania Ave., Kearney (2 lines); 2 Gateway Center, Newark (59 lines); 209 River Rd., Hoboken (2 lines); 71 Union Ave., Rutherford (2 lines); 200 Sheffield Ave., Mountainside (20 lines); 225 Fred Wehran (1 line); 238 South, Morristown (3 lines); US Hwy. No 1, International Plaza, Newark (297 lines); 2853 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City (2 lines); Airport Road, Morristown (Trailer Bldg. AVCO Svcs.) (1 line); Fred Wheran Dr. (Atlantic Aviation Hangers #2) Teterboro (2 lines); 625 Evans Street, Elizabeth (5 lines); Newark International Airport, Arr/Dep Bldg., Newark (72 lines); 4010 Izmir Road, Elizabeth (4 lines); 970 Broad Street, Newark (1286 lines); 305 Port Jersey Blvd., Jersey City (4 lines); Gateway 1, Market St., Newark (11 lines); 37 Central Ave., Newark (5 lines); 1201 Corbin Ave., Elizabeth (27 lines); 2 Broad St., Bloomfield (3 lines); 700 Belleville Tpk., Kearney (3 lines); Newark International Airport, Terminal B-3, Newark (1 line); Newark International Airport, Bldg 152, Newark (1 line); 77 Halsey Street, Newark (6 lines); 1002 Broad St., Newark (1 line); 60 Park Place, Newark (37 lines); 69 N. Hook Rd., Bayonne (3 lines); 2170 N. Fleet, Shed 2180, Port Elizabeth (3 lines); Trailer Bldg, E. Port, Port Newark (1 line); 221 Starboard, Newark (1 line); 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Bldg. 201, Edison (2 lines); 50 Walnut St., Newark (409 lines); 972 Broad St., Newark (28 lines); 18 Rector St., Newark (75 lines); 165 Passaic Ave., Fairfield (1 line); 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Bldg. 200, Edison (6 lines); 115 Columbus Drive, Jersey City (7 lines); 120 Ward Ave., South Woodbridge (7 lines); 2 Law Drive, Fairfield (5 lines); 401 Industrial Ave., Teterboro (10 lines); 385 Tremont Ave., Bldg. MN, Unit 130, East Orange (1 line); 60 Evergreen Pl., East Orange (3 lines); 401 Market Street, Camden (15 lines); 400 Cooper Street, Camden (140 lines); 15 N. 7th Street, Camden (50 lines); 5 Executive Campus, Cherry Hill (9 lines); 505 S. Lenola Road, Moorestown (59 lines); 1909 E. State Highway #70, Cherry Hill (12 lines); 701 State Highway #73, Evesham (8 lines); 800 Hudson Square, Suite 350, Camden (15 lines); 800 Hudson Square, 2nd Floor (44 lines); 5002 Lincoln Drive, Evesham (9 lines); 518 Market Street, Camden (7 lines); 2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave, Camden (56 lines); 208 White Horse Pike, Barrington (2 lines); 3747 Church Road, Mt. Laurel (3 lines); 1873 State Highway #70, Cherry Hill (5 lines); 1000 Crawford Place, Mt. Laurel (27 lines); 2500 Broadway Ave., Camden (2 lines); 1034 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees (1 line); 402 E. State Street, Trenton (292 lines); 3131 Princeton Pike, Bldg 5, Floor 2, Lawrenceville (11 lines); 25 State Police Drive, Ewing (4 lines); 171 Jersey Street, Trenton (23 lines); 820 Bear Tavern Road, Ewing (35 lines); 22 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton (12lines); 106 Franklin Ave., Pennington (2 lines); Health & Agriculture Bldg, John Fitch Plaza, Trenton (2 lines); 6 Colonial Lake Drive, Fitch Plaza, Trenton (2 lines); 6 Colonial Lake Drive, Trenton (3 lines); National Cemetary, Bridgeboro Road, Beverly (1 line); 50 E. State Street, Trenton (27 lines); 3131 Princeton Pike, Bldg. 6, Lawrenceville (14 lines); 810 Bear Tavern Road, West Trenton (7 lines); 44 S. Clinton Avenue, Trenton (74 lines); 101 Carnegie Center, Princeton (5 lines); Labor & Industry Bldg., John Fitch Plaza, Trenton (2 lines); 80 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing (3 lines). All responsible sources may submit documentation as to their ability to satisfy the required service. This documentation, which should consist of technical and financial information, shall be considered by GSA. If no affirmative written responses advantageous to the government are received within fifteen (15) calendar days of publication of this notice, a request for quotation will be issued to Bell Atlantic. Note: No contract award will be made on the basis of information received to this notice. Also, the government will not pay for any information or documentation provided. Any responses to this synopsis should be sent to the attention of Mr. Carl Ruzicka, Code 3KT, and reference solicitation no. GS03K-96-Q-1002. All responsible sources may submit an offer. Note 22 applies. (212)

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