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

35 -- DOLLAR BILL VALIDATOR POC Ms. LeVora Alston-Lloyd, (202) 268-4118 The USPS is seeking sources to provide Currency Validators(CVs), to replace the CVs presently used in USPS stamp vending machines and establish site spare and depot stock levels. The CVs must be in compliance with the USPS specification for CVs. The CVs will be subjected to tests and evaluation for compliance with the USPS specification. Production deliveries are scheduled to begin 30 days after contract award. Suppliers must have the production capacity to produce at a minimum 1000 units per month after a reasonable ramp up period. Interested suppliers may request a solicitation package. No telephone requests will be accepted. All requests must be in writing. (0162)

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