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D -- DISN TRANSITION CONTRACT SOL DCA200-96-D-0043 POC Peter G. Smingler, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-0526 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail, sminglep@ncr.disa.mil. It is the intent of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to modify the DISN Transition Contract (DTC), DCA200-96-D-0043, with AT&T to extend the current period of performance under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) entitled Only One Responsible Source And No Other Supplies Or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The modification to the DTC contract will provide for continuity of services and transition to Defense Information System Network (DISN) contracts for switched voice, data and video services. The modification to the DTC contract will be for a period not-to-exceed a one year base period with four (4) three (3) month option periods. The Defense Information Systems Agency is in the process of transitioning the services provided under the DTC contract to DISN contracts. Applicable DISN contracts consist of the DISN Switched/Bandwidth Manager Services -- CONUS contract (awarded to MCI), the DISN Transmission Services -- CONUS contract (awarded to AT&T) andthe DISN Video Services -- Global contract (awarded to AT&T). Transition, which was to have been completed on or before 30 November 1997, has been delayed due to an industry-wide non-availability of SONET facilities needed to support the OC3 transmission backbone provided under the DISN Transmission Services -- CONUS contract. This contracting action is necessary to ensure the continuation of telecommunications services that support the sustaining base information infrastructure and allows its rapid extension to deployed military forces anywhere in the world. It will enable DOD to continue providing those necessary communications services without interruption until the DISN -- CONUS basic network availability is achieved. See Note 22.***** LLLL (0307)

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