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D -- DEFENSE SWITCHED NETWORK WORLDWIDE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (DSN WMSS) POC POC Patricia R. Turner (618) 229-9541 DESC: The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) intends to issue a three-month sole source extension, with three one-month option periods, to the Defense Switched Network Worldwide Management Support Services (DSN WMSS) contract, DCA200-93-C-0009, a cost plus fixed fee contract. The contractor is GTE Government Systems, 15000 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151-3808. The purpose of the extension is to extend the performance of Tasks 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.28, all of which are being performed in Germany, to allow sufficient time for Technicl Expert Status Accreditation (TESA) to be approved for contractor personnel who will be working under recently awarded contracts. The DSN WMSS contract provides technical and management support for Defense Switch Network (DSN), Red Switch Network (RSN), and DSN Integrated Management Support System (DIMSS), in the development, acquisition, implementation and operation of DSN, RSN and DIMSS. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). This contract action continues services for Tasks 4.5 through 4.9 and 4.28 until the TESA approvals have been obtained for the follow-on contracts and the requirements transitioned to those contracts. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN366853). (0224)

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