US POSTAL SERVICE 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Room 4541 Washington DC 20260-6230

R -- R -- DEBT COLLECTION SOL 102590-97-A-REILLY POC James E. Reilly, Phone (202) 268-5098, Fax (202) 268-2826. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is seeking proposals from firms capable of assisting in the collection or resolution of uncollectable checks and overdrawn Express Mail Corporate Accounts. The USPS anticipates the award of just one contract as a result of this solicitation. Only firms with nationwide collection experience at a level similar to that described in the solicitation will be considered for contract award. The USPS estimates that approximately 100,000 debt items with an estimated total value of $10 million will be presented to the contractor for processing each year. The input of debt items to the contractor will come from approximately 7,500 locations throughout the nation. The solicitation is not yet available, and no date has been established for the receipt of proposals. However, it is anticipated that contract award will be made no later than May 1, 1997, with performance beginning on June 1, 1997. Firms expressing interest as a result of this announcement will be included on the Bidders List, and will be furnished copies of the Solicitation as soon as it is available. (0008)

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