Purchasing And Materials Service Center, U.S. Postal Service, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 205, South San Francisco, CA 94099-6261

71 -- PSIN 1226C, CART, TRAY, SEVEN SHELVES AND PSIN 129, CASE, CARRIER, THROWBACK SOL 052684-00-A-0078 POC Susan J. Lum (650) 615-7282 We plan to issue Solicitation No. 052684-00-A-0078 on or about February 4. The actual issue date will determine the closing date for this solicitation. We will request pricing that will include transportation (FOB Destination) and pricing without transportation (FOB Origin) for 336 units of PSIN 1226C and 1,000 units of PSIN 129. We will include in the solicitation two options of 192 units per option for PSIN 1226C and two options of 400 units per option for PSIN 129. The successful supplier(s) will manufacture these items in accordance with postal provided specifications. Two awards or a single award may be made. The last contract awarded for PSIN 1226C was on September 16, 1996 to Year-A-Round Corporation, P. O. Box 2075, Mankato, MN. The awarded FOB Destination unit price for the base quantity of 720 units (with a First Article) was $377.10. The awarded unit price for Option 1 was $395.96 and Option 2 was $411.80. The last delivery on this contract is scheduled for December 15, 2000. The last contract awarded for PSIN 129 was on September 11, 1998 to MEDCAB, 900 Palomares Street, La Verne, CA. The awarded FOB Destination unit price for the base quantity of 400 units (without a First Article) was $214.60. We did not provide for options in this solicitation. If you would like a copy of the solicitation, send a nonrefundable money order or check for $40.00 payable to the USPS, Disbursing Officer and mail it to Susan J. Lum, Purchasing and Materials Service Center, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., #205, SSF, CA 94099-6260. Posted 01/28/00 (W-SN420028). (0028)

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