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58 -- TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC PROGRAM SERVICE CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, PA SOL SSA-RFQ-00-0276 DUE 031500 POC Ed Casswell, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659490, Fax 4109659560, Email ed.casswell@ssa.gov -- Wayne Mcdonald, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659480, Fax 4109659560, Email wayne.mcdonald@ssa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=SSA-RFQ-00-02 76&LocID=2422. E-MAIL: Ed Casswell, ed.casswell@ssa.gov. Telephone System: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a requirement for a telephone system for the Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The system shall have flexible system configuration and must have sufficient capacity to support 2,000 stations, 400 trunks and 200 analog lines (for faxes and any other tip-and-ring devices). The system must be compatible, and maintain compatibility, with any and all circuits connecting to the facilities of local exchange and inter-exchange telephone companies to include Foreign Exchange (FX) lines, "800" service, and Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS) lines. The system shall be compatible with other common carrier networks and their network offerings in analog and digital formats. These facilities shall include Analog POTS lines, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and Basic Rate Interface (BRI), as well as, all of the Federal Telecommunications System provided by a CCSA private-line network offerings. The systemconfiguration includes growth for over the next seven years. This SSA facility consists of one 7-story building. Interested parties must have total access to parts and spares, be able to provide onsite technicians who are fully knowledgeable of each system component, and provide a 24-hour emergency response. The solicitation is being issued as a simplified acquisition under the test program for Commercial Items. Only written requests for quotations SSA-RFQ-00-0276 will be accepted for 30 days from the date of this publication. Faxed requests may be sent to (410) 965-9560. The RFQ is scheduled for release on or about February 25, 2000 with offers due 30 days after issuance of the RFQ. The resultant contract will contain a basic one-year period from date of system acceptance with six one year option periods. The Government will consider all proposals from responsible sources. See note #12. Posted 02/15/00 (D-SN425550). (0046)

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