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

D -- LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR REGION 3!! SOL RS-RG3-00-231 DUE 090999 POC Contact Anita Hughes, Contract Specialist on (301)415-6526 for any contractual questions.!! Amendment No. One (1) to Submission No. 371876 for the August 24, 1999, CBD issuance -- The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions/concerns raised by prospective offerors. The questions/concerns received and the responses being provided by this amendment are considered clarifications that in no way effect the solicitation as stated under Submission No. 371876. Accordingly, under Amendment No. One (1) to Solicitation RS-RG3-00-231, the following clarifications are hereby made: Question 1. -- Is there any means of obtaining access to the traffic volumes in Lisle, Illinois? Answer 1. No. Question 2. -- Can T1 be used to assess the trunks? Answer 2. No. Question 3. -- "Work to be performed on an emergency basis shall require two-hour response time from the time the NRC PO or designee initiates the call." Please clarify as to the nature of the services required. Are they feature changes in the switch? Do they require outside plant or premise work? What additional services may be required? Answer 3. An example of the nature of service required would be a non working circuit or no local telephone service. The contractor would not have to change the switch. The service would go up to the demarcation point at Region 3. There are no additional services required other than those stated in the Statement of Work. Question 4. -- Usage rates and call types have not been requested. Can the assumption be made that 5 years covers the cost of the access lines/T-1s only? Answer 4. The usage rates are for toll service only. Question 5. -- What services are used currently (i.e., DDS, video, FDDI, SMDS, Frame Relay, 3003)? Answer 5. The services used currently are the T-1 lines; no other services are currently used; however, Region 3 wants the option to be able to order other services in the future. Question 6. -- Is a site survey possible? We would like to verify the condition of the space, layout, and access to the equipment. Answer 6. A site visit is not necessary. Question 7. -- Are the 20 office trunks analog voice grade? Answer 7. The 20 office trunks service digital voice and analog lines. Question 8. -- When you refer to FTS, is this FTS 2000? What type of interface do you want with the FTS 2000 trunks? Answer 8. FTS is the Federal Telephone Service, FTS 2000 and its successor, FTS 2001. The SOW (Section 5.A, Technical Requirements) stated the interface requirements (e.g., "...may require interfaces with commercial long distance carriers.") Posted 09/02/99 (W-SN376013). (0245)

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