Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Procurement, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg WV 26101-5312

R -- SELLING U.S. SAVINGS BONDS VIA A PAYROLL SERVICE PROVIDER SOL BPD 98-CI-0021 DUE 110398 POC Point of Contact, Bruce Feirtag, 304/480-7600, Contracting Officer, Orlando Yaconis, 304/480-6529 WEB: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oaprocr.htm. E-MAIL: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, procurement@bpd.treas.gov. The Bureau of the Public Debt will issue a commercial item solicitation for selling U.S. savings bonds via a payroll service provider. The Contractor's service shall consist of offering a payroll deduction feature to their existing payroll package. The Contractor shall collect funds on an accrual or full purchase price basis and collect savings bond inscription information from employees. The Contractor shall forward the funds and data files to a Federal Reserve Bank. The Contractor will also be required to maintain a bond history file, provide customer service, and market the plan to existing and prospective clients. Requests for the solicitation document must be made in writing. Telephonic requests will not be accepted; however, requests may be faxed to (304) 480-6632 or e-mailed to Procurement@bpd.treas.gov. Receipt of faxed and e-mail requests must be confirmed by calling (304) 480-6529. Posted 09/14/98 (W-SN249207). (0257)

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