U.S. Department of the Interior, BIA-Contracts and Grants Administration, 505 Marquette NW, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102

74 -- MAIL PROCESSING INSERTING MACHINE Sol 1450-K00-96-003. Due 012396. POC Carl Hotubbee, Contracting Officer, 505/248-5777. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Funds Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico, proposes to purchase one new mail processing inserting machine. The mail machine must possess the following capabilities or features: Must provide Destination Point Bar Code capability to reduce mailing costs; Software must assure that the correct number of checks are matched to each customer statement; Able to generate control codes for downstream processing to assure complete document integrity; Software must be able to match multiple page documents with the correct enclosures and assure the integrity of each collation and each finished mailpiece; Able to add control codes such as bar codes and dash marks; Supports processing of continuous form and cut sheet applications; All standard folds must be programmable into the mail processing system; Scan control codes to fold cut sheet input documents; Must be able to fold and match single or multiple pages from enclosure feeder to specific input documents; Matching Feeder for checks; Separates, feeds, scans, accumulate and fold laser printed cut sheets at speeds of up to 22,000 pages per hour; Inserter must be able to allow main mail system to remain idle in case there is a misfeed; Scans and matches single or multiple pages from the enclosure feeder to specific documents; Outsorts and stacks exception mail for further processing without interrupting the mailstream; Meters postage at high speed and print the exact postage for different weight breaks; Automatically adjusts to different envelope thickness; Able to handle envelope size as small as 3 1/2'' wide or as large as 15'' long and up to 3/4'' thick; Able to feed inserter with open flap envelopes with closed flap envelopes in the same batch. Every piece of envelope must come out sealed, weighed, and posted; Input feeder will accept full 7'' stack or up to 5 pounds of mail; Identifies breaks in the mailstream by marking envelopes and deflects these envelopes for sorting requirements such as postal discounts; 6 x 12 capability; Provide he capability to utilize extended Zip Coding to take advantage of postage discounts; Provide capability to sort by Zip Code to take advantage of postage discounts; Provide capability to utilize barcoding technology to take advantaged of postage discounts; Provide cut sheet capability on 8.5'' x 11'' paper; Tri-fold Standard #10; Operator training at time of installation; Parts & Labor Warranty from One (1) year from date of installation; One year on-site maintenance. Telephone requested for solicitation packages will not be honored. Only written and faxed request will be accepted. Fax Number is 505-248-5786. (340)

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