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R -- COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT OF THE USPS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT SOL 514495-00-A-0001 DUE 020100 POC Lloyd S. Blackwell, Contracting Officer 703-248-2123 E-MAIL: Lblackwell@uspsoig.gov, LBlackwell@uspsoig.gov. The United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPS OIG)desires to issue a fixed fixed price contract for the performance of an audit of the USPS telecommunications environment. The USPS telecommunications environment includes data, voice, video, satellite, and wireless areas. The objectives and scope of the review is aimed at comprehensively evaluating the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) telecommunications environment from a nationwide standpoint. The review, which will produce 6 separate audit reports (one per objective), will provide an independent assessment to USPS OIG management of the USPS telecommunications environment. The review objectives are to: (1) evaluate the internal controls, risks, and management of the USPS telecommunications environment; (2) assess the effectiveness of the telecomunications security controls and recommend methods to improve the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of telecommunications services; (3) evaluate the controls over Internet communications; (4) evaluate the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the controls surrounding the telecommunications network; (5) evaluate the cost of the telecommunication network and whether procedures and processes are in place to ensure cost efficiency; and (6) evaluate the controls and procedures for internal and external communications with untrusted and semi-trusted environments for its electronic commerce architecture. Travel outside the Washington DC area is anticipated and may include, among others, sites in North Carolina, Minnesota, California, and Tennessee. Request for proposal (RFP) release date will be on or about December 8, 1999. Interested parties must request a copy of the RFP in writing. Posted 12/03/99 (W-SN405591). (0337)

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