U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

D -- LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR NRC'S REGION 1 OFFICE, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA POC Contact: Bonita Gray, Administrative Management Trainee, 301/415-6590; Sharon Stewart, Contracting Officer, 301/415-7316 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to enter into a sole source contract entitled: "Local Telephone Service" for Region I office located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania" with Bell Atlantic. This service will provide, but is not limited to, the provisioning of private branch exchange (PBX) interconnections to a central office in order to provide dial tone for switching telephone calls. The services required are known as High Capacity Digital Hand Off service and direct cable service which will consist of two T1 facilities, each equipped with 24 individual circuits. The Direct Cable will be eight circuits that will be wired directly to the PBX for normal use and emergency backup utilization. Bell Atlantic has provided the current services to the NRC for the past eleven years and is the only tariffed and license provider of telephone services in the immediate geographic area. The period of performance is five years. A request for proposal/quotation does not exist. Interested respondents shall submit a written capability statement substantiating their capability to provide the abovementioned services. Telephonic responses will not be considered. Responses providing insufficient information for evaluation will also not be considered. See Note 22 Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN305168). (0063)

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