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[FR Doc No: 94-11804]
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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, cdr@post.fts2k.gsa.gov. 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
cdr@post.fts2k.gsa.gov. 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, cdr@post.fts2k.gsa.gov, 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 cdr@post.fts2k.gsa.gov 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: cdr@post.fts2k.gsa.gov. 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.
[FR Doc. 94-11804 Filed 5-13-94; 8:45 am]
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