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D -- INTRA PUERTO RICO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SOL CC14OCT980024 DUE 121898 POC Glodean Smith, 618-229-9477;Contracting Officer, Marcia Ann Ferranti, 618-229-9473 The proposed procurement is to provide, install, and maintain a full period, full duplex, non-compressed, unchannelized, 1.544MB (T-1) leased circuit between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Bayomon, Puerto Rico. Bit error rate shall not be greater than 1 X 10 minus 7. In the past, this agency has been informed that the Puerto Rico Telephone Company is the only vendor that can provide leased point-to-point service within Puerto Rico thereby precluding full and open competition. Based on this information and pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, the intended source is Puerto Rico Telephone Company, ATTN: Mr. Pedro Rodreguez, PO Box 360998, San Juan, PR, 00936-0998. See Note 22. Posted 11/16/98 (W-SN271778). (0320)

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