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D -- LOCAL LEASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SOL DAAB32-99-T-0091 DUE 091799 POC Contract Specialist Duane M. Markham, (520) 538-6931 WEB: Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Commander, United States Army Signal Command (AFSC-LOO), markhamd@hqasc.army.mil. The Army Telecommunications Directorate (ATD) has a requirement for nonpersonal services for local telephone exchange services for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command. The proposed contract is for five years. The local exchange service provider, certified by the North Carolina PUC, shall provide local commercial communications service for the Raleigh MEPS station, 1330 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 27605. Local communications service shall include, as a minimum but not limited to, local access for commercial business lines. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate in writing, whether they are large, small, disadvantaged and/or woman-owned businesses. For this acquisition, a concern will be considered small under SIC 4813 with size standard of 1500 employees. In order to be eligible for award of this Request for Quote (RFQ), offerors may be required to have a Basic Agreement with this office. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format contained at FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The RFQ can be viewed and downloaded from the Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities page. The web address is: http://abop.monmouth.army.mil, select CECOM/USA Communications & Electronics Command as the contracting activity. For assistance with the Fort Monmouth web site, call 1-888-414-2677. All questions related to this notice must be addressed in writing, by fax (520) 538-6701 to the Contracting Officer at the address stated above. Specify the RFQ number and include your complete firm name, street address, phone and fax number. Posted 08/30/99 (W-SN374153). (0242)

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