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D -- INTERNATIONAL CALLING CARDS SERVICES SOL 50SBNB7C1025 POC Dan Mullins, (301) 975-6337 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This announcement provides notification of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intent to continue acquiring Government International Calling Services through AT&T for the period October 1, 1998 through January 31, 1999. These services are being acquired for the four months specified until the award of the mandatory-for-use FTS 2001 contract. Information pertaining to the pending FTS 2001 contract can be found on the Internet at the following url: http://www.imc.gov/its2001. There is no solicitation for this extension. Any requests for a copy of a solicitation will be disregarded since there is no solicitation. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Dan Mullins at the telephone number identified above or contact the General Services Administration(GSA). Posted 11/10/98 (W-SN269946). (0314)

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