U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

58 -- UPGRADE PBX SYSTEMS AT TWO USEPA OREGON FACILITIES SOL RFQ 97-27 POC Bill Wise, Contracting Officer, 513/366-2025 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a requirement for an upgrade to the PBX systems located at its facilities in Corvallis and Newport, Oregon. The purpose of this upgrade is to provide voicemail capabilities at the Newport site, which is the Hatfield Marine Science Center located at 211 SE Marine Science Drive. The Newport facility currently has a NEAX-2400 Sims 2081. The selected Contractor shall upgrade the Newport machine from RDS to a 5200, Release 2, using an MDS upgrade. The object of this upgrade is to provide CCIS networking between the Newport location and the Corvallis facility, located at 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR. EPA will use this link to expand the Corvallis voicemail capabilities to include the Newport facility. EPA will supply and program the Kentrox CSU/DSU for the bandwidth needed for both voice and data, utilizing a T-1 circuit. Aside from the Government-furnished equipment described above, the Contractor shall provide all labor and materials necessary to accomplishthe upgrade in such a manner that EPA can use CCIS networking between the two facilities. A one-month performance period is anticipated. Requests for RFQ 97-27 must be in writing to the above address or faxed to Bill Wise at 513/366-2004. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0038)

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