US POSTAL SERVICE, Information Technology Purchasing, Room 4541,475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260-6238

D -- SOFTWARE SERVICES TO DEVELOP FILL-IN STATEMENTS SOL 102590-97-A-0017 DUE 010697 POC Malvin Beller, 202/268-4153, Contracting Officer, Kathleen Duffey, 202/268-2662. The United States Postal Service (USPS) Customer Service, Marketing, requires the further development of automated fill-in postage statements programmed in the language JAVA. These statements will be made accessible from the Postal Website free to the public, and are designed to help the customer navagate the various parts of the form and provide all calculations necessary for completion. A correctly completed postage statement provides the customer with an accurate accounting and reduces the need for the correction of computation errors. Other phases of this development are an interview wizard that will guide customers through an on-line forms application. In addition to this, there are plans for HTML hot spots connecting to the Electronic Domestic Mail Manual and data entry to the Permit System or other data receptical at the Business Mail Entry Unit. The contractor shall have an understanding and experience in the following hardware platforms: Intel-based platforms, UNIX, and Macintosh; an understanding and experience in the following software operating and network systems: Windows NT, Windows-95, Windows 3.1, Netware UNIX, DOS, and TCP/IP networking environment; and an understanding and experience in the following computer software languages: JAVA and Hot JAVA. Solictations will be available on or about November 29, 1996. Firms desiring solicitation packages should fax their requests to USPS Information Technology Purchasing, Attention: Malvin Beller, 202/268-3677. firms planning to pick up packages should first call 202/268-4152. (0320)

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