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R -- PROCESSING DOMESTIC FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAIL AND DELIVERY TO U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. SOL TIRNO97R00008 DUE 082097 POC Contract Specialist, J. David Scarce, (202) 283-1514 (FAX) Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeks businesses to pick up and process domestic Federal Government mail from the IRS Central Area Distribution Center (CADC), 2402 East Empire St., Bloomington, IL. The contractor shall pickup mail from the CADC, return to the contractor's facility to commingle, tray, sleeve, band, air contract transportation (ACT) tag and apply postage, which will be reimbursed, to First Class (Base Year estimated number of pieces: 1,980,255), Priority (Base Year estimated number of pieces: 8,415), Standard Mail (B) (Base Year estimated number of pieces: 16,108) and Special Standard Mail (Base Year estimated number of pieces: 1,623,530) (Base Year estimated total pieces: 3,628,308). The estimated total number of pieces of mail for the Base Year and four one-year option periods is 18,694,014. The contractor shall also transport the mail to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility. The contractor shall combine, commingle and convert classes of mail with its other customers' mail in order to obtain the greatest postage savings available. The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, vehicles, supplies and equipment, mailsort production facilities, and transportation services, EXCEPT as provided by the USPS, necessary to fulfill these requirements. All work under this contract shall be performed within a 200 mile radius of Bloomington, IL. The anticipated performance period shall cover a base year and four one-year option periods. These services shall be acquired using Unrestricted Procurement procedures. (0136)

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