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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 

Inter-City Telecommunications Services

ACTION: Notice for Request for Post-FTS2000 Ideas/Comments--Inter-city 
Telecommunications Services--Public Review of the ``Post-FTS2000 
Acquisition Alternatives White Paper'' released on April 29, 1994, and 
other Post-FTS2000 documents.

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SUMMARY: The Federal government currently satisfies its inter-city 
telecommunications services through the FTS2000 program. The existing 
FTS2000 contracts will expire in 1998. As a part of the continuing, 
open discussion related to the post-FTS2000 provision of 
telecommunications services to Federal government users, the government 
hereby advises interested parties of the following opportunities to 
participate in this discussion. The government released a report 
entitled, ``Post-FTS2000 Acquisition Alternatives White Paper'' on 
April 29, 1994. The report addresses the solicited submissions from 
industry and other parties regarding the various approaches available 
for provisioning telecommunications services for the post-FTS2000 
environment. This report was prepared, as a framework for further 
study, by the Acquisition Working Group, a subcommittee of the 
Interagency Management Council. At present, the government plans that 
the report will be available for public viewing in the General Services 
Administration Bid Room and electronically via the Internet (see below 
for access information). The government also plans to make available at 
these sites other post-FTS2000 documents, including the report 
entitled, ``Networking for a Reinvented Government: Federal 
Telecommunications Requirements and Industry Technology Assessment.'' 
The government will accept clarification questions on the alternatives 
enumerated in the above report through May 31, 1994. Clarification 
questions may be submitted to General Services Administration, 
Attention: Concept Development Record, 7980 Boeing Court, Vienna, Va 
22182-3988. It is preferred that clarification questions be submitted 
electronically to the Internet address, [email protected]. The 
government will provide responses to the clarification questions on or 
about July 1, 1994. At present, the government plans that the responses 
will be available for public viewing in the General Services 
Administration Bid Room and electronically via the Internet (see 
below). The government also plans to make available to interested 
parties an analysis report of the various acquisition alternatives on 
or about August 12, 1994. The government will accept written comments 
on the alternatives report and the analysis report through September 
23, 1994. Written comments may be submitted to General Services 
Administration, Attention: Concept Development Record, 7980 Boeing 
Court, Vienna, VA 22182-3988. It is preferred that comments be 
submitted electronically to an Internet address of 
[email protected]. The government also intends to invite verbal 
summaries, based on the written comments received prior to August 30, 
1994, to be presented before a Government Panel consisting of members 
of the Interagency Management Council on September 13, 14, and 15, 
1994.
    The times and locations of these sessions will be announced on or 
about July 29, 1994. As a related matter, the government is also 
interested in receiving written comments on the impact of the National 
Information Infrastructure's telecommunications deregulation 
initiatives on industry for the post-FTS2000 environment. Written 
comments may be submitted to General Services Administration, 
Attention: Concept Development Record, 7980 Boeing Court, Vienna, VA 
22182-3988. It is preferred that comments be submitted electronically 
to the Internet address, [email protected], through June 10, 1994. 
At present, the government plans that the comments will be available 
for public viewing in the General Services Administration Bid Room and 
electronically via the Internet (see below) on or about July 15, 1994. 
Information on the above programs may be accessed electronically via 
the Internet in one of two methods. Files may be downloaded 
electronically via anonymous FTP from post.fts2k.gsa.gov under the/pub 
directory. Files may also be perused (and downloaded) and full-text 
searches may be made via a World Wide Web client (such as Mosaic) by 
accessing our home page, whose URL is http://post.fts2k.gsa.gov/. 
Electronic responses sent to [email protected] may be in any of 
the following four formats: ordinary ASCII; PostScript; uuencoded 
representations of Microsoft Word (versions 6.0 and earlier) documents; 
and uuencoded representation of Word Perfect (version 6.0 and earlier) 
documents. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please 
contact Richard Kosko at Area Code (703) 827-5107.

DATES: May 31, 1994: The cut-off date for clarification questions on 
the alternatives enumerated in the ``Post-FTS2000 Acquisition 
Alternatives White Paper''; June 10, 1994: Cut off date for receipt of 
written comments on the impact of the National Information 
Infrastructure's telecommunications deregulation initiatives on 
industry for the post-FTS2000 environment; July 1, 1994: The Government 
will provide responses to the 5/31/94 clarification questions; July 15, 
1994: Target date the government plans to display for public viewing 
(GSA's Bid Room and via Internet) the comments received on the impact 
of the National Information Infrastructure's telecommunications 
deregulation initiatives on industry for the post-FTS2000 environment; 
July 29, 1994: Will announce the times and locations where the 
Government Panel sessions scheduled for September 13, 14, and 15, 1994, 
will be held; August 12, 1994: On/or about 8/12/94 the government plans 
to make available an analysis report of the various acquisition 
alternatives; August 30, 1994: The government intends to invite verbal 
summaries, based on the written comments received prior to August 30, 
1994; September 13-15, 1994: The written comments received prior to 8/
30/94 will be presented before a Government Panel consisting of members 
of the Interagency Management Council, and September 23, 1994: The cut-
off date for written comments on the alternatives report and the 
analysis report.

ADDRESSES: Please mail all responses (written comments) to the General 
Services Administration, Attn: Concept Development Record, 7980 Boeing 
Court, Vienna, VA 22182-3988. Preferred method to be submitted 
electronically to Internet address of: [email protected]. The 
GSA's Bid room is located at 7th & D Streets SW., room 1701, 
Washington, DC 20407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard J. Kosko at (703) 827-5107.

    Dated: May 4, 1994.
Phillip R. Patton,
Branch Chief, Kena.
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