99 -- 99 - Exercise Option for ALCATEL A440 Phone System

This announcement is to advise the public of the governments intent to exercise Option Year 2 of Contract WC133R-06-SE-0836 for services through Verizon for the support and maintenance of an existing Alcatel A440 telephone system and associated equipment which includes 24 hours per day 7 days per week repair service with a 2 hour response time for major failures. The Alcatel OmniPCX telephone system is a proprietary system which is support by Verizonon. Only Alcatel replacement equipment is compatible with this system, which Verizon maintains in inventory of parts. Technical support of this system requires that onsite technicians have Alcatel certified training in the configuration and support of the equipment. This is a contract with the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, in Ann Arbor, MI. Period of performance October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. It is determined that the requirement covered by the option period fulfills an existing Government need. The exercise of the option is the most advantageous method of fulfilling the Government?s need.