Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207-0696

J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR A BELL & HOWELL MAILSTAR 500 AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC INSERTING/MAILING SYSTEM. DUE 122597 POC Kathleen Spangler Tel: 410-965-9511 Sources Sought: The Social Security Administration is seeking vendors capable of providing service maintenance including parts and labor, for a Bell & Howell Mailstar 500 Automated Electronic Inserting/Mailing System, Model C8. The period of performance shall be September 29, 1998 through September 28, 1999 with four 1-year options. The Gaegler Phillipsburg Service Company is the only known source that can provide all parts, service manuals and technical documentation for this equipment. Other companies possessing the required resources are invited to submit information as to their capability and any other pertinent data within 15 days of this announcement. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation document is available at this time. However, respondents deemed qualified will be solicited when requests for proposals are issued. (0344)

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