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6640.7 - Shows purchase authority for facsimile equipment and telephone

communication equipment at the Supervisor's Office level in the Southern

Region.

JOHN E. ALCOCK

Regional Forester

6640.7 - Telecommunications Approval . Exhibit 1 shows approval levels for

facsimile and telephone communication equipment. Submit requests for

technical approvals not included in Exhibit 1 to Management Systems in

the Regional Office.

Note: Forward all telecommunication equipment or services not covered

below to the Regional Office, Management Systems for approval or

forwarding to Washington Office as appropriate.

APPROVAL LEVELS

Required Approval

Category/Equipment R/S/A SO

DATA COMMUNICATIONS

1

Facsimile--------------------- X

TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS

Answering Device-------------- X

Auto Dialer------------------- X

CENTREX Features-------------- X

Credit Cards (Telephone)------ X

Dial Intercom----------------- X

FTS - Single Line Terminated

on Instrument--------------- X

Mobile Telephone Equipment

and Service (e.g., MTS or Cellular) X

2

Off Premise Extension (OPX)--- X X

Pager Service----------------- X

Pagers------------------------ X

3

Pay Phones-------------------- X

Speakerphones----------------- X

4

Subsystem to a GSA System----- X X

Telephone Sets---------------- X

2

Tie Trunks-------------------- X X

6640.7 - Exhibit 1 -- Continued

1. Forest Supervisors may approve facsimile purchases up to $4000 per

administrative unit and up to $25,000 for a consolidated procurement.

2. Office of Information Resource Management (OIRM), General Services

Administration (GSA), Washington Office (WO) and Regional Office (RO)

approval not required if service is installed within a single exchange

area.

3. If via FS radio system, including microwave, WO and RO approval is

required.

4. RO and appropriate GSA Regional Office must approve.