GSA/FTS/6TT, 1500 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City, MO 64131-3088

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SOL 6TSA-97-AG-0097 DUE 032897 POC Contact Aaron Gent by fax (816)926-1607 LOCAL TELEPHONE ACCESS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT -- GSA/FTS is seeking to identify sources and prospective vendors in the states of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Vendors should be certified, or anticipating certification, by the respective State's Utility Regulatory Commission to provide switched access services. The primary service requirements include dedicated intra-LATA private line telecommunications services including but not limited to DS-0, DS-1/T1, DS-2/T2, DS-3/T3, and facilities for the transmission of digital data at speeds varying between 56 Kbps up to or over 155 Mbps. Access technology includes analog (loop start and ground start) and digital (T1, ISDN BRI, and ISDN PRI) business lines and CO trunking. All equipment, features, maintenance, and coverage shall be, at least, comparable to that provided commercial customers. The equipment and services mentioned above will be used to provide telecommunications service between specific Government sites, between Government and commercial sites, and/or between a Government site and an inter exchange carrier (IXC) point of presence (POP). The locations to be serviced are primarily within, but not limited to, the GSA's Region 6 area (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa). Because of the diverse nature of the Federal Government's telecommunications needs and the rapid expansion of technology in this field, not all requirements may have been addressed in this information solicitation. As technologies evolve and the marketplace grows, additional services and service areas may be requested. Due to the diverse nature of the Government's requirements, the equipment and service area requirements, specifications and configurations will be defined in future possible purchase agreements and delivery orders. This is not a formal solicitation. However, vendors that respond should furnish data concerning the services they provide (including, but not limited to, those listed above), and present (and future) areas serviced. Interested parties should address correspondence to the address shown above Attn: Aaron Gent or sent by FAX to the number shown above. Responses are due by close of business April 28, 1997; however, future inquiries and updates will be accepted and considered. (0087)

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