Level 3 Named Provider on US General Services Contract

Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT today announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded the company a multiple year competitive contract known as GSA Region 4 Integrated Telecommunications Services (GRITS) II. The contract allows Level 3 to bid on and provide communications services to all federal agencies and organizations authorized to use GSA sources of supply and services in the region. The fixed price with economic price adjustment (EPA) contract has a total estimated potential value of up to approximately $285 million, which includes the four-year base term with six additional option years. "The GRITS II award represents another very strong contract vehicle for Level 3, which in this case will allow us to provide cost-effective solutions to federal agencies in the region," said Edward Morche, senior vice president and general manager of Level 3's Government Markets Group. "Federal agencies are under more pressure than ever to operate as smartly as possible, and since our services are designed to maximize both efficiencies as well as productivity, we will be able to help agencies in this region achieve their goals while Level 3 further penetrates the federal market as a trusted provider." Level 3 was named as a provider in all four categories, including voice, data, converged services and other wired telecom services, allowing it to bid on business issued by all federal government agencies and organizations within the Southeast Sunbelt Region, where GSA supports over 2,000 Civilian, Defense and Intelligence federal agencies. States in GSA Region 4's Southeast Sunbelt Region include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Level 3 is authorized to bid on and provide: Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services Private Line Services Wavelength Services Managed Services Dark Fiber Network Services Internet Services Colocation Services Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services In addition to GRITS II, Level 3 provides a wide variety of services through numerous government contract vehicles, including Networx Enterprise, WITS 3, GSA Schedule 70, DITCO Basic Agreement, and other GSA Regional Contracts. For more information on Level 3's government offerings, please visit www.level3.com/government.