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A -- EXTERNAL FIRST CLASS (EXFC) MAIL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SOL96EXFC DUE 012296. Contact Point, Gail P. Felder, Contracting Officer, 202/268-4833. Sources Sought/Supplier Prequalification for the External First Class (EXFC) Mail Measurement System. On or about October 5, 1995, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) its attention to issue a solicitation by mid-October to continue the External First Class (EXFC) Mail Measurement System. The Postal Service has now determined that it will procure the award of this system differently. Consequently, we now wish to prequalify sources to continue the EXFC. The purpose of the EXFC is to measure First-Class Mail service performance, externally and independently, from point of USPS entry to in-home delivery (addressee). A variety of periodic and ad-hoc reports will be generated to help identify service problems so that corrective actions can be taken. EXFC began February 1990, and the USPS wants to continue this system with some modifications. Interested companies seeking to be prequalified must provide in your response: (1) Documentation clearly demonstrating your understanding of EXFC's objectives. This will be shown by your discussion regarding the business objectives, technical issues, industry activities and situations critically related to the successful completion of the objectives; (2) Documentation of past experience with cluster sampling, and controlling sampling and non-sample error; (3) Experience in developing a methodology for measuring end-to-end mail service; (4) Documentation of past experience with panels of mail inductors, reporter panels, telephone response, data processing, time-sensitive report generation, and data file maintenance; (5) Documentation of facilities planned for mail production and other operational means of ensuring high quality performance and reliability; (6) The quality control methodology used on the entire process; (7) Experience in similar or related large-scale projects. Provide a list of current and previous contracts (within the last five (5) years) calling for requirements similar to those being sought in this announcement. Information should include the customer's name, contract number, dates of performance, dollar value of the contract, and the name and phone number of the Contracting Officer to verify your performance and describe the quality/reliability/outcome of the work performed. Include copies of any quality certificates awarded to your organization; (8) Organizational history and capabilities statement; and, (9) Include the accomplishment level, education and experience of key personnel or subcontractors critical to your performance. This information must include resumes (no more than two, single-spaced, typewritten pages) for key personnel and statements of qualifications for the subcontractors. Prequalification does not constitute a contract award. It is a business decision of the Contracting Officer to prequalify and not subject to legal recourse available to disappointed offerors when they seek USPS contracts. It is the intent of the USPS to award this contract using the prequalified vendors. The USPS will review current and past performance on similar contracts, corporate history and capabilities statements, quality assurance procedures and capabilities and experience on similar large scale projects, key personnel qualifications and other pertinent information provided by the interested parties/organizations. Upon completion of this review, all responding to this announcement will be notified of the USPS' decision. Please submit all inquiries in writing. The due date for submission of responses is Monday, January 22, 1996. The firms who responded to the October 5, announcement in the CBD will automatically be sent a coyp of this Sources Sought/Supplier Prequalification announcement by the USPS Contracting Officer. (004)

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