U.S. Department of Commerce, Acquisition Services, 14th & Constitution Ave., N.W., Room H-6517, Washington, D.C. 20230

D -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 52-SAAA-6-00003 POC Marcia A. Keating, fax 202/482-4988 The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has a requirement for telecommunications support services, primarily for its main building at 14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Services include a contractor-manned operations office, telephone repairs, moves, changes, and disconnects, and inventory maintenance. The requirement is included in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's pilot program on performance-based service contracting. DOC is seeking comments on its DRAFT Request for Proposals (RFP). The DRAFT RFP is for information and planning purposes only and should be issued in late March or early April, 1995. It is anticipated that industry will be allowed 15-21 calendar days for comment from date of issuance of the DRAFT RFP. The exact due date for responses will be included in the DRAFT RFP. The period of performance will be 10/1/95 through 9/30/96 plus 4 option years. The requirement is under SIC Code 8999 (size standard $5M) and is reserved for small business (see Note No. 1). However, large businesses and trade organizations may also comment on the DRAFT RFP. All requests for the DRAFT RFP must be in writing by fax (202/482-4988) or mail (Attn: Marcia Keating, Rm. 6516). DOC will publish another announcement at a later date prior to issuing the final version of the RFP.(0055)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0026 19950227\D-0004.SOL)