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 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISCUSS COMMENTS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT METROPOLITAN AREA ACQUISITION RFP. SOL TQD-RH-97-0002 POC Robert A. Hayhurst (703) 610-2234 E-MAIL: contracting officer, robert.hayhurst@gsa.gov. Notice of Intent to Discuss Comments Submitted in Response to the Draft Metropolitan Area Acquisition RFP. The General Services Administration, Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS) will meet with individual vendors who submitted comments to the MAA draft Request for Proposals (RFP) which was released on May 2, 1997. Vendors who submitted comments by June 2, 1997 will be notified by GSA to schedule a one-on-one information-gathering meeting to be held after GSA releases a draft Request for Qualifications Statement (RQS) on or about July 21, 1997. GSA will make available electronic copies of the draft RQS in Microsoft Word 7.0 formatted 3.5 -- inch diskettes to all parties on the bidders mailing list that request a copy. GSA will not make hardcopies available. Vendor meetings will take place in the Washington DC metropolitan area from approximately August 4 -- 15, 1997 with exact timing and location dependent on the number of meetings that GSA schedules. Vendors are advised that GSA is encouraging frank discussions and will ask clarifying questions but will not respond individually with comments or government positions; that will be done publicly. GSA will also accept and protect vendor proprietary information. Vendors will be expected to discuss their envisioned participation in the MAA program and address their comments to the draft RFP released on May 2, 1997 and the draft RQS during their briefing. Vendors may discuss their views regarding topics such as on-line tracking of administrative management data (ordering, billing and contract management), commercial practices regarding equipment compatibility requirements, access adaptation function, credit allowances, performance incentives and organizational requirements. Vendors wishing to participate must prepare a briefing (up to one hour) that will be submitted electronically in Microsoft Powerpoint 7.0 or Microsoft Word 7.0 format, five business days prior to their briefing date. The overall meeting should not last longer than two hours. Additional vendors who wish to be placed on the bidders mailing list, please transmit a request to the attention of the MAA contracting officer, Robert A. Hayhurst at: General Services Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive, (STOP Z297) McLean, VA 22102-7400. Requests may also be transmitted via facsimile to (703) 610-1642. All bidders list requests should include company name, point of contact name and title, 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 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4813 -- Telecommunications Services. (0188)

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