Federal Bureau of Investigation, Room 6833, JEH-FBI Building, 10th and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20535

58 -- INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS POC MISCHELE R. QUARLES, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 202-324-2975. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate with United Communications Systems (USC), Inc., on a sole source basis, to upgrade an existing Internet T-1 communication line from 256K to 768K--An extension of thirty two (32) months of services and maintenance--USC, Inc., is a management firm which subcontracts all facets of the T-1 link to other parties which provide integral portions of the T-1 internet link as follows: Bell Atlantic furnishes the physical link from the FBI building to the internet provider Digital Express. (Bell Atlantic is the only phone company with security clearance to install T-1 lines.) Digital Express furnishes the world-wide internet link which provides news feeds and mail routing to specific address. Patomic Digital furnishes the communications equipment necessary to connect the network in the building to the T-1 line, as well as the maintenance on the equipment CSU/DSU and Cisco Router--Systems life: 3 years-- Destination point: Washington, D.C., 1-30 days after receipt of order--The anticipated award date is prior to September 30, 1995-- Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or to submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement--All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by the agency--This notice is set-aside for small business concerns under the Simplified Acquisition Procedure (SAP)--Telephone inquiries will not be accepted--See Note 1. (0222)

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