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39 -- LARGE PACKAGE SORTING SYSTEM Due 052496. Contact: Fred W. Medico, Purchasing Specialist, 703/280-7817, Franklin Miles, Contracting Officer, 703/280-7812. DESCRIPTION e.g. SOURCES SOUGHT. The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a large package sorting system to process large packages within BMC's. These packages are sometimes referred to as Non-Machinable Oversize (NMO). These are the packages that are too large or heavy to be processed on the carousel sorter. The LPSS consists of the In-Feed, Induction, Transfer, Sorter, Run Out and Take-Away Sections. The In-Feed Section conveying equipment moves the packages to the Induction Section. At the Induction Section a facing and keying operation is performed. In this operation the package is rotated to make the address visible and the ZIP Code or the Sectional Center Code (first three digits) or some other code is entered from a keyboard. The package is then inducted into the Transfer Section, were conveying equipment moves the packages into the Sorter Section. A bar code symbol scanner(s) that scans for the destination ZIP Code may be part of this section. Future plans call for a Manifest System that includes a Weigh-In-Motion Scale and a Dimensioning System. From the Transfer Section the package enters the Sorter Section. The Sorter Section distributes the packages by the keyed code or scanned ZIP Code. This section includes the Sorter. The next section is the Run-Out Section were packages are staged and additional sorts are made if required. Next, in the Take-Away Section Packages are removed from the area of the LPSS using the Container Routing System (CRS), fork-lift, etc. Companies who currently possess this technology are invited to submit its documentation/information/data for review and analysis. (134)

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