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58 -- FRAME RELAY NETWORK Sol DAHA1095B0004. Due 082295. POC Terry Davis, 208/422-5248/ Mr. DeWeerd, Contracting Officer 208/422-5247. USPFO For Idaho has a requirement to purchase equipment, software, installation, training, startup, network management, spares management, telephone company liaison, and on-going maintenance for a Voice/Data/Local Area Network (LAN) over Frame relay and T1 network that will provide service to all Army National Guard facilities in the state of Idaho. The network design is to use a minimum of different components to simplify sparing and facilitate management. The quality of the voice transmission shall be ``toll quality''. The Voice/Data network shall support Group 3 Facsimile (FAX). Data rates shall be dynamically controlled to give priority to voice, but shall increase to full access link bandwidth in the absence of voice usage. The basic concept of the network shall be that of a hierarchical architecture. Data communications shall be from a single Personal Computer (PC) (running terminal emulation software) attached to the Frame Relay Access Device (FRAD). The system shall include provisions for at least two scenarios, differing by the quantity of voice channels configured as active. The data must be ``central-site'' switchable to either T1 A or B and bandwidth allocation is required. The government training from centralized facilities to remote sites must be supported by the basic design of the network. Equipment provided as a result of this solicitation shall have a clearly defined migration path. This action is being considered for 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB) concerns. The Standard Industrial Classification for this acquisition is 4813. Interested SB concerns should notify this office, in writing, of their intention to bid on the project as early as possible but no later than 14 days after publication of this notice. If adequate interest is not received from SB concerns, the solicitation shall be issued on an unrestricted basis without further notice. Therefore, replies to this office are still required from all interested business concerns as well as from SB concerns. Solicitation documents will be made available o/a 18 Jul 95. Submit request to be placed on the bidders mailing list in writing or by facsimile machine (208) 422-6368. (Telephone requests will not be accepted.) (164)

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