US Postal Service, Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, Virginia 22082-8150

H -- SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (IV&V) FOR AUTOMATED MAIL PROCESSING AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS Contact Point, Pauline C. McTeer, Fax, 703-280-8412. The Postal Service is seeking sources and qualification statements from firms as detailed below. We are currently designing and developing a number of critical automated systems for mail delivery processing, sortation, retail, vending, and forwarding, which require high quality, reliable software. These systems include real-time process and machine control applications, embedded software, and plant-wide and multi-plant data integration systems. In addition, we are implementing software processes to increase the quality of software releases, including methods and procedures to develop, test, deploy, and maintain USPS automation software. We are in need of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services for these systems and their software. These services include requirements verification, traceability analysis, interface analysis, deliverables validation, independent testing, proposed change requests review, reviews and audits participation, tools, techniques, and methodologies usage, and Software Verification and Validation Plan (SVVP) development. The successful contractor(s) will be required to have an office in the Washington, DC metro area. Tasks will be performed on-site at USPS in Merrifield, VA or at other USPS facilities throughout the United States. We are seeking qualification statements from only those firms who can adequately demonstrate the following capabilities: (1) Perform the technical requirements stated above, particularly pertaining to real-time process control applications and embedded systems; (2) Experience, both current and past performance on contracts of similar scope and nature; And (3) Financial stability as demonstrated in the company's most recent annual financial statement. 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) single-sided pages, which must demonstrate that they possess the capabilities stated above. The twenty (20) pages does not include the annual report. The qualification statement must be submitted in an original and nine (9) copies, and an original and one (1) copy of the annual report to the address above, no later than October 11, 1996. (257)

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