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99 -- FLATS MAIL OPTICAL CHARACTER READER SOL 102590-96-A-0132 POC Ms. Mary Ann Smith, Purchasing Specialist,. For Informational Purposes Only. No telephone requests or solicitation requests will be honored or accepted. This procurement is limited to the two (2) companies, ElectroCom Automation/AEG ElectroCom, Arlington, TX and Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Inc., Owego, NY, whose equipment is being tested under separate USPS Research and Development contracts. This requirement is for the production, delivery and installation of 827 Flat Mail Optical Character Readers (FMOCRS) for retrofit onto the FSM 881's and simulators. Solicitations will be issued on or about October 22, 1996, with proposals due on or about November 22, 1996. (0295)

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