Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, ATTN: M:P, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

36 -- MAIL MACHINERY FOR PROCESSING OF CERTIFIED MAIL/RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED POC Barry E. Kearns (202) 283-1341 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's e-mail, barry.e.kearns@m1.irs.gov. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is seeking sources to provide equipment capable of automatically printing and attaching United States Postal Service ("USPS") Form 3811, Return Receipt, to outgoing certified mail. Information to be printed on Form 3811 is the recipient's name and address, the Certified Mail Number, and a bar code representation of IRS supplied taxpayer information. In addition, tracking of the outgoing and incoming Return Receipt and certified mail is required. This tracking information must be reformatted into IRS specified formats for internal IRS use. This equipment will be located in the ten IRS Service Centers. Preparation of the Form 3811 will be in accordance with the USPS Domestic Mail Manual. The equipment is to be in place and operational at all ten Service Centers by July, 2000. An estimated 3.5 million pieces of Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested would be processed annually. In your response, we request you provide the following information: 1. The price to purchase 10 pieces of this equipment. 2. The monthly price to lease this equipment for a period of three years. 3. Shipping and installation costs for the equipment. 4. Information on annual maintenance costs and plans including a list of supplies necessary to keep the equipmentin proper working order. Also include information on annual software maintenance plans. 5. Commercial or other literature showing the technical capabilities and functions of the equipment. Specifically, please provide information on the hourly throughput rate of the equipment. 6. Provide names and phone numbers of current and past owners of your equipment as references. 7. Provide information as to whether or not your firm can manufacture 10 pieces of equipment in time for it to be installed and operational in all 10 Service Centers by July, 2000. If your firm cannot manufacture and install this equipment by July, 2000, provide information on when you can do so. 8. Provide information on whether or not your firm is a small business. The SIC code is 3579. The size standard is 500 employees. Please provide this information no later than November 15, 1999 to: The Internal Revenue Service, A:P:O:B (attn: Barry Kearns), Room 700 Constellation Centre, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Information can be faxed to (202) 283-1514 or e-mailed to barry.e.kearns@m1.irs.gov. If you have any questions, call the contracting officer, Barry Kearns, at (202) 283-1341. Please be aware this notice is not a request for proposals nor is it a notification that a solicitation is available. If the IRS decides to solicit for this equipment, a separate CBD notice will be issued at that time. Posted 10/26/99 (W-SN395087). (0299)

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