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D -- GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (GETS) INTER-EXCHANGE CARRIER CONTRACTS POC Contact, Mike Hamilton/Stephen Sprenger, 618-256- 9409/9408 Synopsis number 96180. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) intends to extend the sole source contracts with AT&T (DCA200-93-D-0047), MCI (DCA200-93-C-0050), and Sprint (DCA200-93-C-0043) which provide the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS). GETS provides emergency voice band communications support to authorized national security and emergency preparedness users in the event of damage or congestion to the public switch network (PSN). The AT&T, MCI, and Sprint networks carry the majority of the long distance traffic in the United States, and as such, continue to have a significant role in providing the required, ubiquitous GETS service. Due to the proprietary nature of the IEC networks, no other contractor possesses the requisite authority, technical data, or proprietary rights to provide the GETS service. The GETS contract extensions will be for one base year and contain provisions for six 1-year options. Contract modifications will be completed by 01 October 1996 (0159)

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