60--REPLACE AND INSTALL NETWORK LINES AT THE us GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGIA WATER SCIENCE CENTER.

The U. S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center, GA intends to make award on a sole source basis, to EPIC IT, Inc.,GA to rewire the office to replace antiquated network lines.. The requested work requires configuring the older Category 3 lines and Category 5 wiring to support 100 megabit connections. The work will be approximately 88 different cable runs, some consisting of multiple Ethernet cables in 1 run. All wiring is done with Leviton Manufacturing Co wiring, and every EPIC IT installer is Leviton certified. EPIC IT, Inc. has been the only company that has provided wiring in the past. This will ensure uniformity in the configuration simplifying the diagnosis of any problems or changes in the future. In addition, EPIC IT, Inc. has been the only company that has provided a lifetime warranty on the installation of network lines. There is no written solicitiation for this requirement. This award will be made on or about June 23, 2006 under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $100,000.00. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 238210. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No additional synopsis will be published. See note 22.