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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWS (QARS) FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80117 DUE 042498 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, marinok@volpe1.dot.gov. The Volpe Center plans to solicit, through Simplified Acquisition procedures, a sole source through Green Reviews, Inc., Fort Lee, NJ, to review project documents, provide technical and consistency checks on draft reports and additional technical expertise as needed for the United States Postal Service (USPS) Headquarters Quality Assurance Reviews (QARs) phase 4. The contractor will be required to review project instructions written by a third party for the phase 4 QARs and the training program to ensure it will be consistent with the earlier phases. The first draft of the QAR report will be submitted by a third party, which the contractor will review to make certain that protocols set forth by the third party for Headquarters QARs have been followed. Small Business firms classified under SIC Code 8711 interested in proposing on this requirement must demonstrate in writing within 15 days from the date this notice is published that they have: (1) extensive experience with the USPS Environmental Management Policy (EMP), which includes developing instructions and USPS Area QAR plans, leading national QAR team training sessions and resolving disputes with District Environmental Compliance Coordinators (DECCs) after conducting QARs; (2) direct experience auditing Postal Service facilities nationwide and be familiar with systematic methods of verifying compliance with 17 different regulatory programs at the federal, state and local levels and assessing conformance with USPS policies and procedures; (3) experience with developing summaries of the yearly findings and distributing it to all facilities participating in the national QAR program. Small business firms will be required to submit documentation in support of the above for evaluation prior to receiving a quotation. No telephone requests will be accepted -- only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted -- however, we will accept requests via facsimile at 617/494-3649, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-853. (0098)

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