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D -- ASYCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) SOL 14-01-0001-99-R-06 POC Karen A. Brooks (202) 208-3426 The U. S. Department of the Interior to negotiate a sole source contrat with Worldcom, Inc., 8100 Boone Blvd, Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22182. The DOI requires Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) public service between Lakewood, CO, Menlo Park, CA and Reston, VA. to include: 1) DS-3 local access circuits to each location with approprite termination device to convert the fiber circuit to coax at the government Stratacom IGX; 2) ATM DS-3 port speed at the public service; and 3) Two variable Bit Rate (VBR) Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVC) set at a Sustained Cell Rate (SCR0) of 3 megabits per second (Mbps). The period of performance will include a base period from contract award through September 30, 1999, with four, one (1) year option periods. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 11/13/98 (W-SN271245). (0317)

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