Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Procurement, 14th & C. Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228

81 -- CONTAINERS, PACKAGING AND PACKAGING SUPPLIES SOL kr16-001 DUE 080499 POC Karlitta Reese, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)874-3143, Fax (202)874-2200, Email karlitta.reese@bep.treas.gov -- Sharon Phillips, Supervisor, Equipment and Services Contracts Division, Phone (202) 874-3255, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email sharon.phillips@bep.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=kr16-001&LocI D=142. E-MAIL: Karlitta Reese, karlitta.reese@bep.treas.gov. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has interest and is seeking sources for high-density storage and material handling systems. The storage system will be used to store finished stamps for the United States Postal Service. The stamps will be in various postal products, for example, 100-stamps coils, stamp booklets, sheets, 3,000-stamp coils. The stamp products will be in cartons, stacked and strapped onto pallets. At this time, the dimensions vary within the indicated ranges: 48 -- 51 inches (length) by 40 -- 44 inches (width) by 48 -- 69 inches (height). The weights of the different products range from 945 pounds to 2,500 pounds. The storage system may be limited to one floor level or it may be expanded into a three-level high-bay storage area that is, the basement, 1st floor and 2nd floor. However, the existing support columns shall be taken into account. The storage system shall maximize the capacities of the storage area. The material handling system may be manually operated or fully automated, but it must support the maximization of stamp storage. The storage system shall be able to identify all pallets to unique locations. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Management Information System (BEPMIS) shall be used to maintain the inventory of the storage system. The Bureau is interested in conducting a site visit with the possible sources of the areas under consideration for the proposed high-density storage. All requests for site visits must be made in writing to the Contract Specialist by fax at (202) 874-2200 or e-mail at Karlitta.reese@bep.treas.gov. Posted 07/21/99 (D-SN357155). (0202)

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