Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Midstates Procurement Operations Branch, 4050 Alpha Rd., 1800MSRO, Dallas, Texas 75244

R -- MAIL SERVICES SOL N.A. DUE 031999 POC C.Collier and/or J. Wimberly 972-308-1891 WEB: N.A., N.A.. E-MAIL: N.A., N.A.. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking sources to pick up and process domestic Federal government mail prior to its transportation and submission to the United States Postal Service (USPS) originating from the IRS Area Distribution Centers (ADCS). The SIC for this service is 7331. The ADCS are located in Richmond, VA, Bloomington, IL, and Rancho Cordova, CA. The contractor(s) shall process and apply postage to IRS mail in order to obtain the greatest postage savings at the overall least cost to the government. The contractor(s) will be required to perform one or more of the following tasks: pickup, commingle, sort, convert classes of mail when practicable, tray, sleeve, band, air contract transportation (ACT) tag and apply postage to First, Priority, Standard Mail A & B, and Special Standard Mail. Estimated volumes for base year are as follows: First Class 5,400,000, Priority 100,000, Standard Mail 150,000, and Special Standard Mail 3,100,000. The mail may be presented in a variety of sizes such as letters, flats, and boxes. The contractor shall demonstrate they have prior successful mail processing experience; that the operation is currently in place; and all services associated with this operation are accomplished in such as to ensure acceptance by the USPS. The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, vehicles, supplies and equipment, mailer production facilities, and transportation EXCEPT as provided by the USPS, necessary to fulfill these requirements. All work under this contract shall be performed within a 200 mile radius of each location. Interested firms should submit capability statements addressing these issues to the address above within 30 days of the publication of this synopsis. This is not a request for proposals and there is no certainty that an acquisition will result from the information provided above. No additional information will be provided. The anticipated performance period shall cover a base year and four one-year option periods. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300312). (0050)

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