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R -- QUALITATIAVE MARKET RESEARCH SERVICES SOL 102590-96-A-0063 POC Yvonne A. Athanasaw, Purchasing Specialist, (202) 268-6387. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) requires current and continuing information on household and business sectors of the marketplace. Information includes data on both business and residential customer needs and expectations, awareness of, usage of and attitudes toward existing postal products and services, and interest in and reactions to proposed new products, services or product/service modifications. In addition, information is sometimes required from postal employees about their feelings toward new product introductions, changes in retail procedures, etc. Among the ways this information is to be obtained is through the conduct of qualitative market research. This research includes focus groups, in-depth interviews conducted by telephone or conducted in-person, and mall intercept interviews. The USPS will award a limited number of Ordering Agreements to the best qualified suppliers responding to the solicitation. The Ordering Agreements will be used to solicit technical and/or price proposals for conducting specific qualitative market research studies as the need arises by the USPS. For a copy of the solicitation, please send a written request to the contact listed above by mail, by fax to (202) 488-1509, or via Internet to yathanas@email.usps.gov. Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0085)

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