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

D -- DALLAS METROPOLITAN AREA ACQUISITION LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOL TQD-DA-00-1016 DUE 022800 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-DA-00-101 6&LocID=65. E-MAIL: Robert Sudhoff, robert.sudhoff@gsa.gov. Notice of Intent to issue the Dallas Metropolitan Area Acquisition Request for Proposals. The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Technology Service (FTS) is requesting proposals for Dallas, TX metropolitan area telecommunications services. The Request for Proposals will be released on or about December 29, 1999. Site surveys of representative Federal office buildings in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Dallas will be conducted on January 5, 2000, starting at 9:00 AM local time. The site surveys will begin in Room 7A1, at the Earl Cabbell Federal Building; 1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75242. Potential offerors interested in attending the site surveys must notify Mr. Robert Homuth at (214) 767-4033 no later than 3:30 PM on January 4, 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 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. 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, Kyong S. Cyr at: General Services Administration, 7525 Colshire Drive (Stop Z397), McLean, VA 22102-7400, or on the Internet at Posted 12/14/99 (D-SN408441). (0348)

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