Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Division of Administration-Acquisition Services Branch, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room 1700PA-4139, Washington, DC 20429

D -- FIELD OFFICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOL 99-00050-P-VB DUE 021099 POC Valeria F. Baker, Sr. Contract Specialist (202) 942-3254 E-MAIL: none, vbaker@fdic.gov. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking sources to indicate interest in providing local exchange service from a single vendor nationwide to all Field Offices of the FDIC. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR 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 86 Field Offices located throughout the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The number of staff located at each office ranges from 8 to 59. Forty to fifty per cent of the field office staff is on travel status on any given day, performing bank examinations or in transit. Each mobile staff member is equipped with a laptop computer. Currently, these offices are equipped with electronic key systems including Lucent Technologies, Inc. Merlin, Partner and Legend systems. Dial tone for voice calls, facsimile machines and data dial-backup is provided by the Local Exchange Company (LEC) over voice-grade analog telephone lines. Voice mail is provided in some, but not all, of the offices by the LEC. Voice services are supported and managed centrally by in-house personnel located in Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 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 description of how the respondent company would approach/provide the requirements listed above. Responses to this Request for Information should be five single-spaced pages in length or less. Posted 01/27/99 (W-SN292055). (0027)

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