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35 -- VENDING EQUIPMENT DUE 061296. POC Stan Dederer, (202) 268-4269 or Mark Bacon, (202) 268-4114. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is seeking qualified sources capable of providing self-service vending machines and services for the vending of phonecards under a lease arrangement. The USPS intends to conduct a six (6) month test program at eleven (11) geographic areas through-out the country with a minimum of fifteen (15) vending machines per geographic location. The vending equipment at a minimum shall: (1) Dispense standard size plastic cards; 2 1/8 inch x 3 3/8 inch, 030 inch attached to a single or double ply paper carrier, each ply being the same dimensions as the card with a thickness of .007 to .009 inch. The carrier will be attached to the card with a glue spot; (2) Accepts cash in $5, $10, and $20 increments; (3) Accepts major credit cards; ATM desirable, but not required for this request. Suppliers must prove that their machines have the capability of being redesigned to accept ATM cards as payment; (4) Machines have no requirement to make change; (5) Dispenses a minimum of three (3) different card; (6) Dispenses receipt of cash and card transactions; (7) Capable of printing a variable message on receipt; (8) Capable of accumulating daily transaction and downloading to a host computer. Data will include: 1) date, 2) quantity of each card dispensed, 3) total cash sales, 4) Total credit card sales, 5) Total ATM sales, 6) machine downtime for maintenance failure, restocking, and normal administration; (9) External bins for holding at least 200 4 inch x inch Information Guides; (10) Floor or wall mounted; (11) Security locks and construction; (12) Automatic maintenance notification of machine failure and required restocking; and (13) Unique artwork on faceplate or top mounted ``billboard'' which advertises the FIRSTCLASS PHONECARD. It is the USPS' desire to enter into a lease agreement with suppliers who can provide equipment and service the equipment to include restocking and transfer of accumulated cash and credit card transactions. Interested suppliers are to send material describing in detail how their equipment meets the USPS needs and any other relative information deemed appropriate. Descriptive material (5 copies) should be sent to US Postal Service, Attn: Stan Dederer, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, RM 5610, Washington, DC 20260-2441. (149)

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