DISA/DITCO/DTS11, 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5406

D -- INMARSAT B SERVICE SOL AK18DEC980096 thru 0101 DUE 021299 POC Rey Flores, 618-229-9478 or Carolyn Franey, 618-229-9490 The proposed procurement is for INMARSAT B service with IDB STU III (Agorithm) data at 9.6KB and high speed data at 64KB. Due to mission requirements, vendor must be capable of providing 100% reliable service. The government does not own the specification and drawings to permit full and open competition. Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, the intended source is Stratos Mobile Networks (IDB), Bethesda, MD. See Note 22. Posted 01/15/99 (W-SN288532). (0015)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0026 19990120\D-0002.SOL)