U.S. Postal Service, Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082-8150

39 -- FLATS FORWARDING TERMINAL (FFT) Due 050996. Contact Point, Eva Weems, FAX (703) 280-8412. The Postal Service is seeking comments from industry to a draft statement of work and is also seeking qualification statements from firms as detailed below. We have an urgent need to obtain approximately 1400 Flats Forwarding Terminals (FFT) to be used in the Computer Forwarding System (CFS) operations. The requirement will include: installation of these 1400 systems; approximately 1,800,000,000 labels; spare parts; technical data package; software/firmware; and training. A draft Statement of Work is available for review and/or comment by industry. Anyone interested in obtaining the draft SOW should write or telefax a request by April 19, 1996. We are seeking qualification statements from only those firms who can adequately demonstrate the following capabilities: ability to manufacture repositionable linerless labels meeting USPS requirements; ability to manufacture and assemble the FFTs; large scale deployment experience and capabilities; experience with designing systems with printers and label applicators; ability to program PCs and firmware; training capability; USPS automation experience; experience in the CFS operation; good performance on past USPS contracts. Only those firms who are determined to be qualified will be considered for any resulting contracts. Interested firms should prepare a summary of their qualifications, not to exceed twenty (20) pages, which must demonstrate that they possess the capabilities described above. The qualification statement and comments on the draft SOW must be submitted to the address above no later than May 9, 1996. (102)

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