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D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE SUPPORT POC Beverley J. Goodale, Purchasing Specialist,(202) 268-5286. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to award basic ordering agreements with multiple pre-qualified information technology contractors. The pre-qualified contractors will provide expertise and support in areas such as: information technology (IT) architecture; IT infrastructure; systems engineering; development and maintenance of IT strategic plans/programs; and project management. The USPS has prepared a qualification package which will outline the services and expertise needed and what each contractor will be evaluated on. The prequalification package will be placed on the Postal Service's World Wide Web server. The address is http://www.usps.gov/business/wantad.htm. Those wishing to respond must do so by June 10, 1996. The pre-qualification packages will be evaluated by the Postal Service. The Postal Service will choose the most qualified firms and issue a Request for Proposals to each of them. For further information, please see the full text of this notice on the USPS World Wide Web server. (0136)

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