Rep. Davis (R-Va.), chmn. of technology & Procurement Policy Sub...
Rep. Davis (R-Va.), chmn. of technology & Procurement Policy Subcommittee of House Govt. Reform Committee, sees hearings this year on progress of FTS program as “definite possibility,” spokesman said Fri. Davis, who has been critic of progress of FTS…
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2000 and 2001, would prefer to have hearings “sooner rather than later,” spokesman said. Davis met recently with General Services Administration (GSA) officials, including Acting Administrator Thurman Davis and GSA Federal Technology Service Comr. Sandra Bates. “The congressman expressed to GSA officials his concerns that the delays that have been encountered during the transition have jeopardized the program’s goals of ensuring the best service and the best price to government and to taxpayers,” spokesman said. Last year, Davis had raised concerns that FTS 2000 bridge contract was extended to Sprint and AT&T following failure by GSA to transition govt. agencies to new FTS 2001 agreement by self- imposed deadline of Dec. 6 (CD Dec 11 p6). WorldCom and Sprint hold combined $1.5 billion in contracts for FTS 2001. AT&T bridge contract extended FTS 2000 contract, under revised terms, for agencies that haven’t transitioned to new agreement. Qwest in Jan. filed agency-level protest with GSA over sole-source FTS 2000 interim contracts with Sprint and AT&T. In part, Qwest contended bridge contracts include rates that are on average 25% higher than those offered to agencies in fiscal 2000. As of Fri., decision hadn’t yet been handed down on Qwest protest, although one is expected shortly. When Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio was in Washington last week to speak at NARUC winter meeting, he met with GSA’s Davis to discuss FTS, sources said.