DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Internal Revenue Service, (M:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

D -- LOCAL ACCESS AND TRANSPORT AREA (LATA) SERVICE. SOL CBD&&&97050006 DUE 071097 POC Contract Specialist, Larry D. Chewning, 202-283-1337 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to place a sole-source delivery order with Bell Atlantic Company (BA) against Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) TIRNO-90-Z-00012 to provide Local Access and Transport Area (LATA) for Treasury's Digital Telecommunications Systems (DTS). The period of performance will be from October 01, 1997 through September 30, 1998. The basic performance requirements are: DIRECT INWARD DIALING (DID) TRUNKS, DIRECT OUTWARD DIALING (DOD) TRUNKS, DIRECT INWARD DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBER CENTRAL OFFICE CODES, LOCAL MESSAGE UNIT USAGE SERVICE, 411 INFORMATION SERVICES, T1 FACILITIES FOR NEW SITE CONNECTIVITY AND DID/DOD TRUNKING AND PRI FACILITIES FOR DTS CONNECTIVITY. Bell Atlantic Company is deemed the only responsible source capable of providing the required service as set forth in 41 U.S.C. (253(c)(1). Only one source is available. (See Note 22.) (0142)

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