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R -- QUANTITATIVE MARKET RESEARCH SERVICES SOL TBD POC Robert Oates, 202-268-6053 The U.S. Postal Service requires current and continuing information on household and business sectors of the marketplace. Information includes data on both business and residential customer needs and expectations, awareness of, usage of and attitudes toward existing postal products and services and reactions to evaluate market potential for proposed new products, services or product/service modifications. In addition, information is sometimes required from postal employees about their feelings toward new product introductions, changes in retail procedures, etc. This information is to be obtained through the conduct of customized quantitative market research studies. This research includes telephone, personal and mail market research surveys. The solicitation to be issued requires potential offeors to submit a Prequalification Statement addressing specific past performance and capability elements. A list of prequalified sources for the requirements described above will be developed from offerors submitting Prequalification Statements. Not all suppliers responding to the solicitation will necessarily be placed on the prequalified list. The prequalified list may be limited to suppliers considered most qualified to meet these requirements, or to a smaller list that will provide adequate competition. Offerors being considered for inclusion on the prequalified list may be required to make oral presentations in support of the technical proposal. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued within the next two weeks. Requests for the solicitation must be received in writing. You may fax your request to Robert L. Oates at 202-268-3888, or send it by e-mail to roates@email.usps.gov. Posted 02/22/99 (W-SN300947). (0053)

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