General Services Administration, c/o Mitretek Systems, Inc., 7525 Colshire Drive, Mailstop Z453, McLean, VA 22102-3481

D -- FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (FTS) WIRE AND CABLE (WAC) SERVICE DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITIONS CENTER (TQD) Contact Joseph Romanelli, Project Team Leader, 703-610-1649, or Jonathan Allen, Contracting Officer, 703-610-2830. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR THE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE FACILITIES. The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS) is seeking industry comments for the contemplated nationwide Wire and Cable Services (WAC) project. FTS intends to develop a Request for Proposal for the design, installation, removal, repair, maintenance, support and management of inside and limited outside telecommunications cable plant and equipment. It is the intent of GSA that WAC will be provided nationwide to include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. The resultant contracts are anticipated to be indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery with fixed price line items or level of effort with fixed priced rates. It is anticipated that agencies will issue delivery orders directly with the WAC contractor(s). The contractor(s) will design, engineer, furnish and install, remove and maintain inside and outside plant cable and wire systems, and voice and data cable systems, as specified by the ordering agency at a variety of Government facilities. Government facilities include office buildings, leased commercial office space, Government Campus Environments, civilian Government Installations and Department of Defense component facilities. As required by the ordering activity, the wire and cable systems may consist of: Copper Cable; shielded and unshielded, twisted and flat; fiber optic cable (multimode/single mode); coaxial cable, manhole and duct systems; multi-function premise distribution systems; aerial facilities; cable management systems, hardware and software to support fiber optic networks and buried plant systems. The contractor(s) may be responsible for the installation of fiber optic cable between breakout panels, distribution centers, end equipment, installation maintenance, cabling, software testing and installation data entry as required. The contractor(s) may furnish and install equipment to repeat, regenerate and multiplex/demultiplex signals between distribution nodes and fiber optic distribution centers and equipment. In addition, the contractor(s) may provide comprehensive Local Area Network (LAN) installation and maintenance support for agency requirements. General purpose work stations are excluded from the scope, however, special purpose LAN support work stations (such as servers, management stations, etc.) may be included. Installation shall consist of pulling, testing, tagging, terminating, and making all connections necessary up to the connecting point as identified in individual delivery orders. All wiring installed will conform with Electronic Industry Association (EIA)/Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Federal Information Processing (FIP) standards, local and national safety standards related to telecommunications cable facilities and Article 800 of the National Electrical Code. Special attention shall be given to the ability of offerors to provide and comply with fire and asbestos abatement standards and regulations. In light of the foregoing considerations, please return general comments regarding task feasibility and indications as to the ability of industry to effectively respond. Also indicate concerns regarding the proposed task scope. Please return the requested information in writing, no later than September 27, 1996 to: General Services Administration, Attn: Joseph D. Romanelli (703-610-1649), c/o Mitretek Systems Inc., 7525 Colshire Drive, Mailstop Z453, McLean, Virginia 22102-7400. The requested information may be transmitted via facsimile at: (703) 610-2810. Mailed responses may include a 3.5 inch PC formatted diskette in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. (247)

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