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D -- INTERIM SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH BELL ATLANTIC -- WASHINGTON, DC, INC. FOR CONTINUITY OF WITS SERVICES SOL WTT-99-ML-N-0002 DUE 041699 POC Michael Lopez, Sup. Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 205-3724, Fax (202) 708-6796, Email mike.lopez@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=WTT-99-ML-N-0 002&LocID=253. E-MAIL: Michael Lopez, mike.lopez@gsa.gov. THE WASHINGTON INTERAGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (WITS) CONTRACT WITH BELL ATLANTIC -- WASHINGTON, DC, INC. WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT ON JULY 11, 1999. On January 12, 1989, the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded the ten year Washington Interagency Telecommunications System (WITS) contract to Bell Atlantic -- Washington, DC, Inc. The six-month option to extend services under this contract was exercised allowing the contract to continue through July 11, 1999. The follow-on WITS 2001 procurement is being conducted under full and open competition. Since the WITS 2001 contract will not be fully operational at the time of the expiration of the current WITS contract, GSA intends to negotiate an interim sole source Continuity of Services (COS) contract with Bell Atlantic. The COS period of performance will be 12 months (7/12/99 through 7/11/00) with two 6-month option periods. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As the incumbent contractor with in-place network management, operations and support systems, Bell Atlantic is uniquely situated to provide WITS services during this interim period. It is critical to the missions of WITS customer agencies that WITS services continue uninterrupted, without loss of functionality, features, or degradation of services while WITS services are transitioned to the WITS 2001 contract. Vendors who are interest in this procurement must indicate their interest by April 16, 1999. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. In additon to the cost for WITS services, the evaluation shall consider the impact to switch services, including network features and functionality, security, disconnect and reconnect of the assets to the WITS network, and CPE compatibility, provisioning, and maintenance. The Contracting Officer for this sole source contract is Michael R. Lopez. Mr. Lopez may be contacted in writing atthe General Services Administration, Network Services Division, (WTT), 7th & D Streets, SW, Room 6050, Washington, DC 20407. Posted 03/16/99 (D-SN308989). (0075)

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