National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management, 6120 Executive Blvd., (EPS), Rockville, Maryland 20892-7260

V -- INTERNATIONAL MAIL CONSOLIDATOR SOL 263-98-P(BN)-0006 DUE 010898 POC Foteni T. Tiffany, Contract Specialist, 301-402-3079 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of businesses to provide international mail consolidating services. The intended procurement will be classified under SIC 4513, Air Courier Services, with a size standard of 1500 employees. NIH has been a participant in the Federal Agency Consolidator Program for international mail which consists of use of the U.S. Postal Service "International Priority Airmail (IPA)" and "International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)" mailing programs through a mail consolidator. This requirement includes the pickup, inland transportation, preparation, sortation, and delivery to the U.. Postal Service (USPS) acceptance unit at JFK Airport in New York on a daily basis of NIH's international mail. The mail shall be dispatched from the USPS location via their International Priority Airmail (IPA) and the International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) programs. The Contractor shall pick up NIH internationalmail at 301 North Stonestreet Avenue, Room 109, Rockville, Maryland 20892-3333 at 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. All IPA mail received by the Contractor from NIH will be processed at the Contractor's facility on the day of receipt and deposited at the USPS facility at JFK Airport by 6:00 a.m. the morning of the next business day (including Saturday if not a legal holiday) following the day of receipt. All ISAL mail received from NIH will be processed at the Contractor's facility on the next business day following day of receipt with delivery to USPS facility at JFK the next business day following the day of processing. The Contractor's schedule to USPS/NY, with its own trucks and drivers, shall be daily, Monday through Saturday, excepting those legal holidays observed by the USPS. The Contractor shall provide to NIH daily reports from IPA and ISAL mail verifying the number of pieces, weight, and country for the previous day's mailings along with a copy of PS Forms 3650 and 3652. It is estimated that NIH processes an average of 6,250 pounds of international mail per month. Firms responding to this market survey should keep in mind that only focused and pertinent information is requested. Because daily pickups are required from NIH, responding firms must be able to indicate how convenient their facilities are to the NIH. Responding firms should provide two (2) copies of a capability statement within fifteen (15) business days from the date this notice appears to the following address: Foteni T. Tiffany, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 529W, Rockville, MD 20892-7260. This market survey is being conducted through the CBD to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. (0356)

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