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D -- VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE DUE 012999 POC Delores B. Crank, Contract Specialist (202) 942-3541 FDIC is seeking sources to indicate interest in providing Virtual Private Network service from a single vendor nationwide. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The purpose of this notice is to develop a list of qualified firms that can provide this service. A response to this request for information does not guarantee that a firm will be solicited on any solicitation as a result of this request for information. Background: The FDIC has approximately 4500 remote users located throughout the Continental United States and Puerto Rico who required dail-up access into the FDIC's network. Laptop computers have been issued to 3500 of these users, the remainder use desktop PC's. Currently, those users equipped with laptops access the FDIC network via an Attachmate RLN server (remote node connectivity). Eleven of those systems are located in Regional Offices thoughout the county. Staff members who do not have a FDIC laptop access the netwrok by dialing into a cubix/PC anywhere system (remote controlconnectivity) located in Arlington, VA. Requirements: 1. A multi-year contract with the prime contractor as the principal vendor. 2. Provide the most cost-effective VPN remote access solution capable of providing service to remote users anywhere throughout the United States with a guanteed end-to-end connection speed of at least 56 kbps (using v.90 standards). 3. Solution must use the Internet for transport with an IPsec client for the remote user. 4. The solution, at a minimum, must provide DES and 3-DES encryption capability for all connections tunneling through the Internet. Respondents to this Request for information should provide the following: 1. A general description of the respondent company's capabilities. 2. Examples of the respondent company's past experience providing similar services. 3. A brief, high-level description of how the respondent company would approach the requirements listed above. Responses should be five single-spaced pages in length or less. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide the required information may not be considered for inclusion into any resulting source list. facsimile and telephone responses will be accepted. Posted 01/14/99 (W-SN288209). (0014)

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