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

D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS, MN METROPOLITAN SOL TQD-MP-00-1013 POC Robert Sudhoff, Contract Specialist (leader/facilitator), Phone (703) 610-2879, Fax (703) 610-1686, Email robert.sudhoff@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=TQD-MP-00-101 3&LocID=65. E-MAIL: Robert Sudhoff, robert.sudhoff@gsa.gov. Notice of Intent to issue the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area Acquisition Request for Proposals. The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Technology Service (FTS) is requesting proposals for Minneapolis, MN metropolitan area telecommunications services. The Request for Proposals will be released on or about October 22, 1999. Site surveys will be provided at representative Federal office buildings in the downtown and surrounding areas of Minneapolis starting at 10:00 AM on October 19, 1999. The site surveys will begin in Room 196, at the Bishop Henry Wipple Federal Office Building; One Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111. Potential offerors interested in attending the site surveys must notify Ms. Sandra Burkhart at (612) 725-3655 no later than 3:30 PM on October 18, 1999. Photographic equipment may not be used during the site surveys and a maximum of three representatives per company will be accommodated. 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 telecommunication 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. The Request for Proposals will be available in Microsoft Word 7.0 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 sixty (60) calendar days after issuance of the Request for Proposals. Comments should be addressed to: MAA Contracting Officer, Robert M. Sudhoff at: General Services Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive (Stop Z397), McLean, VA 22102-7400, or on the Internet at http://www.robert.sudhoff@gsa.gov.***** Posted 10/01/99 (D-SN387687). (0274)

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