The Center for Comprehensive Telecommunications Acquisition (TQC), The General Services Administration, C/O Mitretek Systems, Inc., 7525 Colshire Drive (Stop Z397) Mclean, VA 22102-7400

D -- METROPOLITAN AREA ACQUISITION (MAA) SOL TQD-RH-97-0002 POC Robert A. Hayhurst, Contracting Officer, (703) 610-2234 17. Notice of Intent to Issue Draft Metropolitan Area Acquisition RFP. The General Services Administration, Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS) is requesting comments on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for Metropolitan area telecommunications services which will be released on or about May 2, 1997. GSA is seeking comments on a nationwide basis since standard solicitation documents will be issued for telecommunications services in multiple Metropolitan areas across the country. Interested parties are advised that the Government has refined the Program Strategy to give industry the discretion of which services, as well as when and where, offerors would like to propose on an end-to-end integrated basis. The scope of each contract will include all end-to-end telecommunication services necessary for the Government to satisfy its worldwide telecommunication requirements for the life of the contract. The scope also includes but is not limited to technological enhancements, service improvements, all new and/or emerging telecommunication service offerings that arise during the term of the contract. It is intended that appropriate sections of the RFP will be utilized to produce standardized solicitations for all Metropolitan Area Acquisitions (MAA). GSA intends to acquire MAA telecommunications services in conformance with the refined FTS acquisition strategy of April, 1997 (See http://www.gsa.gov/maa). GSA will be conducting a nationwide pre-qualification process before issuing any RFPs. Upon reviewing offerors' pre-qualification proposals and then certifying offerors for participation in the MAA solicitation process, GSA will issue individual RFPs for each metropolitan area to pre-qualified offerors only. The RFP will specify the traffic information and any specific technical or management requirements for a metropolitan area. To be placed on a bidders mailing list and receive a copy of the draft RFP, please transmit a request to the attention of the MAA Contracting Officer, Robert A. Hayhurst at: GeneralServices Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive (STOP Z297), McLean, VA 22102-7400. Requests may also be transmitted via facsimile to (703) 610-1642. The draft RFP will be available in Microsoft Word 6.0 format on GSA's Internet mail address at http://www.gsa.gov/maa. GSA will also make available electronic copies of the draft RFP in Microsoft Word 6.0 format on 3.5 -- inch diskettes to all parties on the bidders mailing list that request a copy sent. GSA will not make hardcopies of the RFP available. Comments must be received by June 2, 1997. All bidders list requests should include company name, point of contact name and title, address, telephone number, fax number and Internet E-mail address. Companies should also provide their DUNS number and business size, according to the size standard for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4813 -- Telecommunications Services, which is 1500 employees. Comments should be addressed to: MAA Contracting Officer, Robert A. Hayhurst at: General Services Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive (STOP Z297), Mclean, VA 22102-7400. Comments may also be transmitted via facsimile to (703)610-1642.***** (0105)

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