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70 -- SHIPPING/MAILING SOFTWARE OPERATIONS AND MARKET TEST POC Theresa Downer 202 268-4895 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, tdowner@email.usps.gov. The US Postal Service intends to negotiate a noncompetitive contract with Milestone Systems, Inc., 81 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02173-3127 for the purpose of conducting an operations and market test for a new program, Postal Ship. This new program is a desktop automated shipping system for Small Office/Home Office businesses. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only. Solicitation documents are not available. (0188)

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