U.S. Postal Service, Headquarters Purchasing, Room 4541, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20260-6230

D -- PROGRAMMER/ANALYSTS FOR CORPORATE INFORMATION SERVICES DUE 040497 POC Malvin Beller, 202-268-4152, Purchasing Specialist The United States Postal Service, Corporate Information Services, is interested in procuring the services of three on-site forms programmers/analysts with special knowledge of BLADE programming language. BLADE is the Postal Service's standard forms automation software (F3-Fill). It is proprietary and uncommon. The programmer/analysts must have knowledge of our business processes and procedures and demonstrate expertise and software knowledge of the postal technological environment in the areas of electronic forms and business applications supporting the forms automation program (TransFORM). They will also be involved in the WebForms project which provides automated postage statements to customers over the Web. To help us fully understand your capabilities, please answer the questions below. Be aware that you may be asked to substantiate your experience by providing appropriate client references for any and all experience you cite. How many years of programming experience do you have? How many years of forms programming do you have? How many years of BLADE programming experience do you have? How many years of forms design experience do you have? Demonstrate two examples of your more challenging BLADE-programmed forms. Describe your experience with quality assurance forms programs. Describe the extent of your knowledge of our business processes and procedures. The Postal Service has the option to award multiple contracts based on the Line Items. (0087)

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