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D -- HIGH SPEED DIGITAL ACCESS LINE SOL NLM RFQ 98-081/VMS POC Valerie M. Syed, Contract Specialist, (301) 496-6546 It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine to procure the following telecommunications services: OC3c (155 Mbps) SONET (Synchronous Optical network) broadband transport between termination (1) The National Library of Medicine Computer Science Branch Computer Room, Building 38A, Room 9N902, 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20894, and termination (2) MCI Washington East Terminal, 120 Ingraham Street, NE, Washington DC 20011. Termination at both locations shall be via Single Mode Fiber into Asynchronous Mode Transfer Switches. The period of performance is anticipated to start on or about September 15, 1998 and expire on or about September 14, 1999. Request for Quotations (RFQ) Number NLM 98-081/VMS will be available on or about August 14, 1998. Copies of the RFQ may be obtained by writing to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N17, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Valerie M. Syed, Contract Specialist. Fax requests will NOT be accepted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. ***** Posted 07/28/98 (W-SN229340). (0209)

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