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J -- MAINTENANCE OF AT&T G3I3V TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA SOL 1434-WR-97-SS-00007 DUE 022897 POC Phyllis Yates, Contracting Officer, 415/329-4163 E-MAIL: contracting officer, USGS, Western Region, pyates@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requires maintenance services for an AT&T G3i3V telephone system capable of holding 300 telephone lines and presently consisting of 186 active lines, located in three buildings in Anchorage, Alaska. Maintenance includes (1) regularly scheduled preventive maintenance; (2) monitoring the USGS switch via remote computer on a 24-hour, 7-day per week basis in order to respond to all major alarms for any shutdown within 4 hours (the USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory lightning detection system switch cannot be down at any time); (3) onsite and remote diagnostics and corrective maintenance; (4) repair of covered equipment, or replacement with identical new or AT&T-certified refurbished items or new AT&T updated items; and (5) installation, removal, and relocation of station equipment and circuitry. Contractor's technicians must be certified to work on AT&T equipment. A fixed-price type contract including up to 10 equipment moves and changes per year is contemplated. Expected performance period 4/01/97 through 3/31/98 with 4 one-year options to extend the contract for a total of not more than 5 years. All responsible firms may submit a proposal which will be considered. See Note 26. (0009)

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