US POSTAL SERVICE Manager, Mail Transportation Purchasing, 500 E Fullerton, Room A-250, Carol Stream, IL 60199-5040

V -- TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DUE 041996 POC Les Griffith, Manager, Mail Transportation Purchasing. The US Postal Service has near-term plans to issue a Request for Proposals for dedicated transportation operations for the movement of all classes of mail with two Processing and Distribution Centers (P&DC) service areas in the Chicagoland area. This transportation will service Post Office facilities within the defined intra-P&DC service are; i.e., the Post Offices served are clients of the main Processing and Distributions Centers. Based on current plans, the Postal Service intends to seek service in the following P&DC areas: Palatine P&DC, Illinois and Carol Stream P&DC, Illinois. General Equipment and Operating Requirements: Suppliers will be required to perform transportation network operations within an approximate 60 mile radius from the Postal plants listed above. Equipment requirements will include single and/or tandem axle tractors and trailers, and some straight body trucks. All vehicles must be equipped with roll up doors and be modified to transport rolling containers. In addition to the equipment requirements listed above, suppliers will be required to manage the transportation network operation on a day-to-day basis, and must be able to continuously communicate with truck operators while they are performing route operations. The hours of operation will encompass the full 24 hour day, seven days per week. These transportation networks will support the processing of ordinary mails, high value mails, and mail transport equipment. The Postal Service is interested in identifying and prequalifying an adequate number of proven transportation suppliers to insure that we meet our quality goals at reasonable prices. The Postal Service will evaluate suppliers who apply for participation in the procurement based on the following criteria: 1. recent successful experiences in performing large scale transportation operations. 2. key personnel at all levels who are experienced in the management of network transportation operations. 3. proven record of safe operations and compliance with state, federal and local equipment and safety operations. 4. clear documentation that demonstrates past and current financial stability. If you would like to be included in the prequalification process for highway transportation procurements in any or all of the geographical areas listed above, submit a written request for a prequalification package to Manager, Mail Transportation Purchasing, 500 E Fullerton, Room A-250, Carol Stream, IL 60199-5040. All requests for prequalification packages must be received by close of business April 19, 1996. (0099)

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