BEYOND FTS2000: A PROGRAM FOR CHANGE -- Copyright -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- 1 HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM -- THE FTS BY 1980 -- GRADUAL DEREGULATION OF THE INDUSTRY -- A TIME OF REACTION AND UNCERTAINTY -- SATELLITE CIRCUITS PROVIDE A HARD LESSON -- FACING UP TO NETWORK REPLACEMENT -- 2 DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGY FOR FTS2000: 1984 -- SEARCHING FOR A STRATEGY -- THE STRATEGY FORMS -- THE STRATEGY IS SET -- THE COMMITMENT IS MADE AND THE PROGRAM STARTS -- 3 THE FIRST YEAR OF SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT: JANUARY 1985 TO JANUARY 1986 -- THE FIRST YEAR, THE FIRST DRAFT -- ANNOUNCING THE PROJECT -- INDUCTING THE AGENCIES -- A NEW ADMINISTRATOR COMES ON BOARD -- AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGY -- WORK CONTINUES IN PARALLEL ON DEVELOPING THE STRAWMAN -- 4 REACHING AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET -- EARLIER GSA AND OMB RELATIONSHIPS -- KALBA BOWEN, THE PANEL, AND GAINING OMB SUPPORT -- 5 DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL SPECIFICATION AND RFP RELEASE: 1986 -- CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE RFP -- A CHANGE IN THE GSA TEAM -- EVENTS CONVERGE TOWARD RELEASE OF THE RFP -- THE RFP IS RELEASED -- 6 THE LONG HOT SUMMER AND COLD HARD WINTER OF 1987 -- THE HONEYMOON IS OVER -- THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING -- ROUND ONE: HOW FIXED CAN A FIXED PRICE BE? -- ROUND TWO: THE BOCS AND MARTIN-MARIETTA -- ROUND THREE: GSA FIGHTS BROOKS -- AT&T DID NOT TRUST GSA -- TWO AWARDS OR ONE -- THE COLD, HARD WINTER -- 7 EVALUATION AND AWARD -- THE SOURCE SELECTION PLAN -- THE SOURCE SELECTION ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- THE EVALUATION AND AWARD PROCESS -- SECURITY -- CHANGING TEAMS -- EVALUATION -- PROPOSALS -- NEGOTIATIONS -- AWARD -- FINAL THOUGHTS -- NOTES ON TEXT.