U.S. Postal Service, Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082-8150

39 -- BAR CODE PRINTERS DUE 032497 POC Eva Weems, FAX (703) 280-8412. The Postal Service is seeking sources who may be able to participate in a competitive procurement of between 500 and 600 Bar Code Printers for the Package Bar-Code System (PBCS) used in our Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). We are seeking existing equipment that could replace the SATO 4524C printer that is currently being used in the PBCS. Only those firms who can provide existing industrial quality equipment with slight modifications capable of the following should respond: Print a 6-digit 1-2 of 5 bar-code onto a 1-1/2 inch wide direct thermo linerless label, then cut and transfer a 1-1/4 inch long label, at the speed of 6 inches per second, onto a label blow plate which blows onto the package. The "X" dimension shall be .020 inches wide and the wide to narrow ratio shall be 2-1. This printer must accommodate the same label blow plate currently being used (or equivalent) and shall be plug compatible, electronically and mechanically, with the existing system. Any individual spare parts exceeding $200.00 must be identified. Interested firms should provide information (not to exceed twenty (20) pages), which demonstrates that they can provide equipment with the capabilities described above. This information should be submitted to the address above no later than March 24, 1997. (0077)

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