Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Office of Procurement, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 041699 POC Point of Contact -- Vernon Lyght, Technical Inquiries, 202-962-1139 or A. F. Maden, Contract Administrator, 202-962-1541. E-MAIL: WMATA, amaden@wmata.com. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority is soliciting expressions of interest from qualified firms interested in assisting the Authority to or on their own, develop and procure a state of the art Customer Information Technology System. WMATA would like to explore partnering with the private sector in an effort to provide a Traveler's Information System that will integrate regional public transit with the area's business, educational, entertainment, tourist assets and entities. The proposed Information Kiosks Public Access Terminals shall be ADA compliant, vandal resistant and weatherproof, utilize touch screen technology and include point to point transit related itinerary queries, transit related special events information, local and regional points of interests, listing of government centers, major businesses, churches, hotels, theaters and restaurants. WMATA intends to provide multiple public information kiosks in approximately seventy-six Metrorail Stations with two or four kiosks per stationall located within the Metrorail System. Interested firms are invited to submit an expression of interest with their qualifications for review and for inclusion on a list of potential proposers. Information may be faxed to the Office of Procurement at 202-962-2038. Telephone inquiries will be accepted. This is not a request for competitive proposals. No formal solicitation exists at this time. No award will be made on the basis of any response to this notice. Posted 03/19/99 (D-SN310472). (0078)

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