Department of the Treasury (DY) Financial Management Service, 401 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20227

J -- MAINTENANCE OF TROY CFO480 CHECKPRINTING SYSTEMS SOL FMS-97-0004 POC Betty A. Wallace, Contract Specialist, (202) 874-7126 or Sylvia Cunningham, (202) 874-6990. The Financial Management Service requires maintenance on twenty-seven Troy CFO480 Checkprinters with Bowe Slitting Stations and Unwind Stands located in the following areas: Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and San Francisco, California. The vendor shall provide labor and parts for this type of equipment with on-site maintenance service between the hours of 8 AM and 12 midnight with a two hour response time. The vendor shall also provide preventative maintenance for the equipment as scheduled by each area. The vendor shall have the following experience: 1) a minimum of five years experience in maintenance of heavy volume/fast speed check printing equipment; 2) in WAND print verification technology; 3) in maintenance of impact hammer-bank technology; 4) in the relationship of insuring maximum efficiency in documents printed per ribbon; 5) in check slitting and cutting technology; and, 6) in timing and synchronization of checks printed off paper rolls. This procurement action is unrestricted. The period of performance under the contract will start on October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998 with three one year options. The FMS will be using the Internet exclusively (No hard-copy solicitation document will be issued) to distribute all solicitation documents for this requirement. The solicitation documents distributed by the FMS may be obtained from the Internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/procure.html. Vendors shall submit questions via Internet e-mail to Betty.Wallace@fms.sprint.com The solicitation release date is approximately February 7, 1997. This synopsis modifies the previous synopsis published January 9, 1997. (0021)

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