General Services Administration, oim, FTS, 7ZTE 411 West 7TH Street, Suite 600 Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6105

D -- LOCAL DIAL TONE SERVICE FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES POC Sandra J. Marquart contracting officer 817/978-3537 This is a sources sought market survey for vendors certified by the Louisiana public utility commission to provide local telephone exchange services. The government intends to establish a rate stabilization agreement for two years with three, one year renewal options for local telephone exchange service for federal agencies in New Orleans, LA. This service will provide a total of 2,912 main station lines, (900 lines in the federal building) with the remaining at 48 locations varying between 1 and 100 lines at each location. A partial list of required services include; use of Essex tariff service features or equal; interface to the FTS2000 Long distance network; delivery of dial tone to the designated demarcation points on each floor of the numerous multi-vendor offfice key systems; capability to add or delete service locations and main lines; number portability for the current Essex exchange number five digit dialing for intra-system calling; access to 911 emergency services and functions; monthly billing information on magnetic media itemized by pilot directory number, service type and area codes; and access to directory number information. Local telephone service providers furnish detailed data concerningtheir services to the above address within 30 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. see Note 22.(0319)

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