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D -- REFINEMENT OF FTS PROGRAM STRATEGY AND RELEASE OF FTS2001 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES SOL TQC-SS-97-2001 POC Sybille E. Seltmann, Contracting Officer, 703-610-2805 WEB: FTS2001 World Wide Web Site, http://post.fts2k.gsa.gov/. Interested parties are advised that the Government has refined the Program Strategy to give industry the discretion of which services, as well as when and where, they would like to propose on an end-to-end integrated basis. A summary of the refinement is available on the FTS2001 World Wide Web site, at http://post.fts2k.gsa.gov. The purpose of the following notice is to advise industry of the Government's intent to issue the FTS2001 RFP on or about 2 May 1997. The RFP will remain open for 90 days. The General Services Administration, Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS) intends to issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) for comprehensive domestic and international telecommunication services, known as the FTS2001 acquisition (formerly called the Post-FTS2000 Telecommunications Services acquisition). In partnership with the Interagency Management Council (IMC), the FTS program provides Government users with up-to-date, cost-effective, and efficient telecommunication services. The FTS program is designed to enhance the goals of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) initiative and support implementation of key information technology recommendations of the National Performance Review (NPR). The FTS program comprises many contracts and acquisition activities, of which FTS2001 is one. The Government may award up to three FTS2001 contracts, each with a 48 month basic contract period, followed by four option periods of 12 months each. The scope of each contract will include all end-to-end telecommunication services necessary for the Government to satisfy its worldwide telecommunication requirements for the life of the contract. The scope also includes, but is not limited to, local services, technological enhancements, service improvements, and all new and/or emerging telecommunication service offerings that arise during the term of the contract. To be placed on the bidders mailing list, please transmit a request to the attention of the FTS2001 Contracting Officer at: General Services Administration, c/o Mitretek Systems, Inc., 7525 Colshire Drive (STOP Z397), McLean, Virginia 22102-7400. Requests also may be transmitted via facsimile to (703) 610-2810. Potential offerors may retrieve a bidders list request form from the FTS2001 World Wide Web site, at the above address. Note that the Government is maintaining an online copy of the FTS2001 bidders mailing list, on the World Wide Web, which includes all parties on the bidders list for the FTS2001 draft RFP issued in August 1995. Before submitting a new bidders list request, interested parties should check the online copy. All bidders list requests should include the company name, point of contact name and title, address, telephone number, fax number, and Internet E-mail address. Furthermore, companies should provide their DUNS number and business size, according to the size standard for Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4813 -- Telecommunications Services, which is 1,500 employees. GSA advises all potential FTS2001 offerors that will be using Government-provided cost evaluation software, to review the computer hardware/software recommendation posted on the FTS2001 World Wide Web site. GSA will release the FTS2001 RFP no earlier than 2 May 1997. Upon release, electronic copies of the RFP, in Microsoft Word 6.0 format, will be available on FTS2001 World Wide Web site. Additionally, GSA will distribute electronic copies of the RFP, in the same software format, on 3.5-inch PC format diskettes, to all parties on the bidders mailing list. Only one diskette will be sent to any one address. GSA will not make hardcopies of the RFP available. (0105)

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