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S -- HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATIONS SOL NRMGG-800415DT POC Doris Turner, Purchasing Agent, 303-497-3872; FAX: 303- 497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, Doris.P.Turner@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Norman agencies located in Norman, Oklahoma consist of the OAR/ERL National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL), the NWS Central Oklahoma Forecast Office (NWS-FO), the NWS Operational Support Facility (NWS-OSF), and the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC). Together these agencies form a NOAA/Norman Network Advisory Group (NNNAG) which works closely with the University of Oklahoma sharing meteorological technologies and educational advancements. NNNAG has the requirement to provide a high speed communications path between the North and South OSF facility. The existing communications between the facilities is two T1 circuits which are not capable of transmitting the large weather and satellite products received at NSSL to the South OSF facility. The University of Oklahoma has a high bandwidth networking infrastructure already in place for most of the distance between the North and South OSF facilities and will work with NOAA to jointly fund the extension of the network to the NOAA sites. Improving the bandwidth connecting the North and South OSF facilities is an element in the NOAA/Norman networking infrastructure plan. This project will provide a OC3 (155 mbps) connection to the OSF South facility and North Campus with the University of Oklahoma. Work to be performed is as follows: 1) Trenching and boring for connection to OSF South in the Parkway South building. 2) Core and building penetration at Parkway South. 3) Trenching and boring shared with other South Campus University of Okla. projects. 4) Fiber for South Campus (OU). 5) ATM equipment for South Campus (OU) . 6) ATM equipment for North Campus (NOAA/Norman Agencies & OU). 7) Fiber circuit from Main Campus to South Campus(OU). 8) Reuse existing fiber circuit from North Campus to Main Campus (NOAA/Norman Agencies & OU). It is the intent of the Government to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with The University of Oklahoma, 905 Asp, Room 128 Norman, OK 73019as this source is considered to be the only responsible source and no other source can satisfy agency requirements. This announcement is being issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13 (NTE $100,000.00). Terms and conditions and agency level protest procedures are referenced at http://netsite.esa.doc.gov. No RFQ package is available. (0170)

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