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X -- LAN SERVICE FOR 10 MEGABIT ETHERNET FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION SOL 539-1-98 DUE 091897 POC Contact Point, PEGGY A. DOXTATER, (513)475-6339, Contracting Officer, JUDITH L. BLASINGAME, (513)475-6336, Additional Contact, BETTY J. DESSAUER, (513)475-6340 The VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, contemplates negotiation of a sole source procurement with Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., 201 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, for LAN Advantage service of 10 Megabit Ethernet Fiber Optic Connection owned by Cincinnati Bell Telephone. Anticipated Contract Period is Base Year of October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998 with four one-year option periods. Negotiations to begin on or about September 18, 1997. Subject to availability of FY98 funds. (0237)

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