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S -- LATA SERVICE POC Valencia Walker, Contract Specialist, (703) 461-2241 or Joan Campbell, Contracting Officer, (202) 283-1430. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to place a sole-source Delivery Order with Bell Atlantic Company (BA) against Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) Tir-90-0012 to provide Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) for Treasury's Digital Telecommunications Systems (DTS). The period of performance will be from October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997. The basic requirements are: DIRECT INWARD DIALING (DID) TRUNKS, DIRECT OUTWARD DIALING (DOD) TRUNKS, DIRECT INWARD DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBER CENTRAL OFFICE CODES, LOCAL MESSAGE USAGE SERVICE, 411 INFORMATION SERVICE, T1 FACILITIES, PRI FACILITIES, AND 9 TRACK MAGNETIC BILLING TAPES OF MONTHLY BILL DETAILS. Bell Atlantic Company is deemed the only responsible source capable of providing the required service as set forth in 41 U.S.C. (253(c)(1)). Only one source is available. See Note 22. (0235)

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