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D -- ADMINISTRATIVE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS SERVICES, ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT AND REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA SOL 076&&&-9702-0001 POC Linda VanCollie, Contracting Officer 520-533-0433 or Donna Belt, Contract Specialist 520-538-6206 (Site Code DAAB07) CECOM Acquisition Center-West located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona intends to award a contract for the operations and maintenance of Administrative Telephone Systems (ATS) in support of Anniston Army Depot and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DAAB07-97-R-04B3, and DAAB07-97-R-05B3 respectively. See Note 26. The anticipated release date is on or about April 28, 1997. A site visit will be held at Anniston and Redstone approximately two weeks after the release of the RFP. The contract performance period will be a base and two one year options. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business. See Note 4. The SIC code for Anniston is 4813 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. The SIC code for Redstone is 7389 (switchboard operations only) with a size standard of $5 million. These RFP's will be a PAPERLESS document released via the CECOM Acquisition Center ELectronic Bulletin Board (EBB). NO HARDCOPY WILL BE MAILED. A computer with a minimum 8MB RAM and a modem with 1,200 to28,000 baud is needed to download documents from the EBB. The RPF's have been prepared using Microsoft Windows 95 Version 7.0 and Microsoft Excel Windows 95 Version 7.0. These programs are recommended for ease of retrieval and reading purposes. Access to the EBB is provided by dialing the EBB's using any communication program, ANSI VT100 or RIPGRAPHIC. Use telephone numbers (520) 5333-0312 thru 0138. Log in as a new user, create your own password and use it each time you log in. To access the CECOM Acquisition Centers's EBBS, use the following modem parameters: Data rate = 1200bps ( Hayes Optima 28.8 V.fc Modems are used here), Parity = No or None, Data Bit = 8 bits, and Stop Bit = 1 bit. For WWW (Internet) and Telenet: World Wide Web at http://138.27.160.249/index.htm and for Telenet IP = 138.27.160.249 Note: There may be up to a 24 hour waiting period after initial login before approval to download your files. Once logged onto the EBBS, there is a free program (Worldgroup for Windows) to download. These files can also be downloaded from the web site. The filename for the program is ISSCOBBS.EXE or .ZIP in the main file directory. For assistance, phone the SYSOP/WEBMASTER at (520) 538-7751. We request usage be kept to less than one hour. (0111)

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