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D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SOL ATM/FR.98.TCS.001 POC Contact, W.L. Schneider, 703-848-3615 (TRW, Contracting) TRW, as the prime contractor for the Treasury Communications System (TCS) Contract, intends to issue a Request For Quotation (RFQ) on or amout August 31, 1998, for nationwide Frame Relay (FR), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), and Digital Private Line Services in support of the Treasury Communications System (TCS). As s result of a competitive evaluation of bids submitted for services specified in a TCS specified Service Level Agreement (SLA), TRW may offer a subcontract with a base period of performance and multiple one (1) year options. The RFQ will require submittal of qualification verification documentation and a pricing proposal. To qualify, the Offeror must be able to demonstrate, with the proposal, satisfaction of all of the five following minimum criteria: (1) The Offeror must be currently filed as an inter-exchange carrier with the FCC. (2) The Offeror must be currently capable of offering FR services (Fractional T1 levels and higher) over a majority of the mandatory geographic coverage area.The mandatory geographic coverage area for these services includes the US (including Alsaka and Hawaii), Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. TCS also provides services at selected Canadian and other international locations. (3) The Offeror must be currently capable of offering ATM services (DS-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12 levels) at major government data processing centers served by TCS, and shall be willing to commit to providing those services at any such location given six months notice. (4) The Offeror must directly own the majority of the inter-LATA telecommunications plant utilized in providing services under the SLA. (5) The Offeror must be capable of providing an information feed to TRW for nationwide end-to-end network monitoring, fault and recovery management, trouble ticket coordination, and verification of SLA compliance. The RFQ will be issued electronically only and posted on the TRW website (http://www.TRW.com/TCS) on or about August 31, 1998. Any RFQ amendments issued will be posted on the aforementioned website. Responses to the RFQ must be delivered in hardcopy to: W.L. Schneider, TRW, 7598 Colshire Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102 (FAX (703)848-3611). Telephone requests will not be honored. Posted 08/24/98 (W-SN240740). (0236)

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