General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service (FTS), Office of Acquisition (TQ), 7525 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA, 22102-7492

D -- INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AREA ACQUISITION SOL TQD-IN-99-1012 DUE 101599 POC Phillip Barber, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 610-2313, Fax (703) 610-1642, Email phil.barber@gsa.gov -- Robert Hayhurst, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 610-2234, Fax (703) 610-2810, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=TQD-IN-99-101 2&LocID=65. E-MAIL: Phillip Barber, phil.barber@gsa.gov. Notice of Intent to issue the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area Acquisition Request for Proposals. The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Technology Service is requesting proposals for Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area telecommunications services. The Request for Proposals will be released on or about September 15, 1999 with a site survey scheduled for September 21, 1999. The resulting contract scope includes all local telecommunications services. The scope also includes, but is not limited to, technological enhancements, service improvements and all new and/or emerging telecommunications service offerings that arise during the term of the contract. The Request for Proposals will specify the traffic information and any specific technical or management requirements for the metropolitan area. The Government encourages partnering between small and large businesses. A site survey will be conducted on September 21, 1999, starting at 9:00 AM local time. The site surveys will representative of the federal office buildings in the downtown area of Indianapolis and the surrounding metropolitan area. The site surveys will begin in Room 295 at the Menton Capehart Federal Office Building, 575 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Potential offerors interested in attending the site surveys must notify Mr. Mel Dopson at (317) 226-5577 no later than 3:30 PM on September 20, 1999. Photographic equipment may not be used during the site surveys and a maximum of two representatives per company will be accommodated. The Request for Proposals will only be available in Microsoft Word 6.0 format on GSA's Internet mail address at http://www.gsa.gov/maa, and on GSA's Electronic Posting System Internet address at http://www.eps.gov. Offerors are encouraged to begin monitoring these web sites for the actual release of the Request for Proposals. The Government anticipates receipt of offeror proposals thirty (30) calendar days after issuance of the Request for Proposals. Comments should be addressed to: MAA Contracting Officer, Phillip L. Barber at: General Services Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive, (Stop Z397), McLean, VA 22102-7400, or on the Internet at http://phil.barber@gsa.gov. ***** Posted 08/31/99 (D-SN374634). (0243)

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