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48 -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK ACCESS SOL 52EANF500130 POC Contact Sue Lewis, 804/441-6580/Contracting Officer, Lynne B. Phipps, 804/441-6580 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a requirement for the provision of internet access and limited ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) load monitoring and designated problem maintenance for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, services and telecommunication connectivity necessary for the access to, operations, and maintenance support of identified ethernet and internet communications activities for the NEFSC in Wood Hole, MA. The NEFSC currently operates an ethernet LAN with WAN connections to WHOInet/internet and to the NMFS Frame Relay WAN. Internet protocol (IP) license addresses for NMFS hosts connected to the Woods Hole LAN are currently being provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)., Access to the World Wide Web of internet is provided through WHOInet. Access to the NMFS Frame Relay WAN is provided by the Government. The period of performance for the contract will be from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2996. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. Request for the solicitation must be in writing or faxed. Telephone requests will not be honored. Fax number is (804) 441-3786. (0219)

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