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60 -- CABLE AND CABLE PRODUCTS DUE 051499 POC JACQUELINE LESSIG, 410-965-1284 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JACQUELINE.LESSIG@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration is conducting Market Research to determine the existence of any Small Business that MANUFACTURES the following items: Token Ring Distribution Panels Enhanced 16 port panel equal to AMP 555573-1, 20 port panel equal to AMP 555573-2, 32 port panel equal to AMP 556907-1, 64 port panel equal to AMP 555706-1, 80 port panel equal to 555731-1; Token Ring Patch Cables 8 ft Long Enhanced equal to AMP 555599-1; Token Ring Connectors Enhanced equal to AMP 558213-1; Token Ring Type S1 Surface Mount Box and Cover Enhanced equal to AMP 555354- 1 Data Connector Faceplate Kit, equal to AMP 556373-1 Surface Mount Faceplate, equal to AMP 558251-1 Ivory Surface Mount Box; Token Ring P/C Adapter Cable Assemblies Enhanced 8 ft Long Cables equal to AMP 556379-1, 12 ft Long Cable equal to AMP 556379-2, 20 Ft. Long Cable equal to AMP 556379-3; Token Ring PVC/Plenum Cable Enhanced PVC Cable equal to Bertek 330032, Plenum Cable equal to Bertek 3300321; Token Ring Mounting Cabinets (75"H x 22"Wx 26"D outside) Locking Doors, Plexiglas Front Door, Steel Rear Door, All Doors and Side Panel shall be removable, Cabinet inside for 19" equipment equal to BUD Industries DC-8002-S; Open Relay Racks for Distribution Panels (84"H x 20" W outside) equal to BUD Industries ARR-1272; Coax Cable RF-62 A/U, 93 Ohms, 95% braid, 22awg Solid, 1000 foot per roll PVC Cable equal to Belden 9269, Plenum Cable equal to Belden 89269; BNC Male Crimp Connectors shall be gold or silver pinsto fit RG-62 Coax Cable equal to AMP 227079-1; Fiber Optic Cables 62.5/125 Micron Core Multimode 4 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 599078-1, 6 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 599079-1, 12 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 599080-1, 24 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 769515-1, 48 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 769516-1, 72 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 769517-1; Fiber Optic Cables Singlemode 4 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 599078-4, 6 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 599079-4, 12 Fiber Cable equal to 599080- 4, 24 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 769515-4, 48 Fiber Cable equal to AMP 769516-4, 72 FiberCable equal to AMP 769517-4; Fiber Optic Lightcrimp ST-SC Style Multimode Epoxyless Connectors Ceramic Ferrule ST Style equal to AMP 504001-1, SC Type equal to 503692-1; Fiber Optic Lightcrimp ST-Style Singlemode Expoxyless Connectors Ceramic Ferrule ST Type equal to AMP 504000-1; Innerduct for Fiber Optic Cables, Plenum with rope and pull string Pyramid equal to PLM100t500; ESCON/ESCON 62.5/125 Micron Core PDDI Fiber Optic Cables Lengths in Feet as follows 25ft, 50ft, 75ft, 100ft, 125ft, 150ft, 200ft, 225ft, 250ft equal to IBM 14f3797; Plastic Wiring Duct and Cover, must be solid wall, adhesive back, screw holes in back, gray and/or beige in color, cover must fit duct and be of same color and removable 1"x1" equal to Tyton SDA1"X1"TCG or B, 2"x2" equal to Tyton SDA2"X2"TCG or B; 4"x4" equal to Tyton SDA4"X4"TCG or B; Standard Cable Ties, able to support 18lbs equal to Tyton MS3367-4, 30lbs equal to Tyton MS3367-5, 50lbs equal to Tyton MS3367-1, 120lbs equal to Tyton MD3367-3, 175lbs equal to Tyton RT150, 250lbs equal to Tyton RT250; BP Electrical Plastic Tape (3/4" wide X 66' long) equal to Tyton TE-101; Ultra Fine Point Permanent Markers equal to Sanford 37001; Computer Printable Cable Labels, Overall Size 1"W x 7.440"L GMV, PDL-52-2.5 Vinyl Film-Indoor, durable, High Quality Write-on Area 1"Wx1.50"L (8 labels per sheet), 2500 per package equal to Panduit PDL52-2.5. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3229, with a size standard of 750 employees. Please note that this is a sources sought notice; therefore, no solicitation is available at this time and no contract award will be made as a result of this notice. Any information submitted is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted in response to this sources sought. Interested companies are encouraged to respond to this notice by providing descriptive literature of products MANUFACTURED by Small Business that are equal to any item(s) listed above. Responses should be received no later than May 14, 1999. Posted 03/31/99 (D-SN314735). (0090)

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