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D -- COMPUTER MODEL TO ASSESS AND PREDICT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE; EVALUATE VIABILITY AND COMPARATIVE VALUE OF REPAIR/REPLACEMENT DUE 032996 POC Hardit Ahuja, (202)268-6867, Purchasing Specialist. Contract Officer, Peter Janssen (202)268-6809, Fax (202)268-2826. This is a request for comment only. No solicitation is available at this time. United States Postal Service, Operations Group, is interested in identifying potential vendors with significant experience to develop a computer model for a very large and diversified fleet of vehicles. This model should be capable of assessing and predicting vehicle performance; evaluating the viability and comparative value of repair or replacement options, and identifying optimum acquisition strategies. The software has to be operable in a Microsoft Windows environment. Interested vendors who have successfully demonstrated their capability to develop a software application that will evaluate a very large, diverse vehicle fleet, are invited to review the ''draft'' statement of work for this acquisition. Submit any comment(s) you may have regarding the SOW to the attention of Hardit Ahuja, via E-Mail at hahuja@email.usps.gov. The Statement of Work will be available on the Internet at www.uspsgov. All comments must be received not later than March 29, 1996. To be included in any acquisition which may result from this RFC, all qualified parties must submit a concise corporate capability statement (3 pages or less) which adequately demonstrates their success in development and marketing such a model. The subsequent acquisition which may result from this RFC will not be publicized at a later date. Further note, the USPS does not intend to pay for any information that may be received in response to this notice. (0074)

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