R -- SERVICES TO PICK-UP AND PREPARE FIRST-CLASS NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION MAIL AT SSA'S HEADQUARTERS IN WOODLAWN, MD TO QUALIFY FOR USPS RATE DISCOUNTS

Notice Date

October 26, 2000

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

ZIP Code

21207-5279

Solicitation Number

SSA-RFQ-01-0062

Response Due

December 11, 2000

Point of Contact

Barbara Hands, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659517, Fax 4109669310, Email barbara.hands@ssa.gov -- Maria Prevost, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659523, Fax 4109669310, Email maria.prevost@ssa.gov

E-Mail Address

Barbara Hands (barbara.hands@ssa.gov)

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to issue a solicitation to procure the services of a contractor to furnish all necessary personnel, materials, equipment and facilities needed to pick-up and prepare first-class national distribution mail at the SSA National Computer Center (NCC) and Security West (SW) mailrooms, located at SSA's Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD., to qualify for rate discounts under the United States Postal Services (USPS) Automation and Nonautomation discount programs and transport the mail to the USPS the next acceptance day. The annual estimated quantity of mail to be picked up at the NCC and SW mailrooms is 35,037,722. The mail shall be processed in accordance with applicable regulations and requirements in the USPS Domestic Mail Manual. The period of performance shall be for a base period of one year with four 1-year option periods. The contract will be subject to the Service Contract Act and the place of performance is unknown. Therefore, upon issuance of the RFQ, potential offerors who intend to submit a quotation shall notify SSA by written notice of the proposed place of performance and wage determinations will be requested for this area. This requirement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Commercial Items. This is a simplified acquisition under the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and the request for quotation, SSA-RFQ-01-0062, will be available on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) web page at www.eps.gov on or about November 20, 2000, with quotations due 21 days thereafter. All parties interested in submitting a quotation should download the solicitation from the EPS web page and provide the contract specialist with their name, address, contact name, telephone number and email address. Quotations from all responsible sources shall be considered by the agency. Please note that the solicitation version on the EPS web page will not include some attachments and those should be requested from the contract specialist.

Web Link

Visit this URL for the latest information about this (http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=SSA-RFQ-01-0062&LocID=2422)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001030/RSOL006.HTM (D-300 SN5052G5)