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To: Doug who wrote (57551)	11/27/1998 12:16:00 PM
From: Doug	Respond to of 61433

All:I have a question that remains unanswered and perhaps someone could help. If a Enterprise such as CHINAPOST is building a large Network in stages would it be normal for them to put out a RFP with a lot of Financial proviso's regarding credit Lines etc and a proviso for a single prime Contractor. If this is the case, it would appear that LU was the prime and the subContractors were ASND(EDGE switches), NN(Carrier class) and others based on a combo of technical and financial credits they or their Govt's could offer. If this is not the way large foreign Networks are Contracted for, I would be thankful if you would lay out a brief procedure. One last question. Is it mandatory for the same eqpt to be used in the follow on stages or do protocols allow for a mix and match as and when other stages are Contracted out .? Thanks.