U. S. Postal Service, Headquarters Purchasing, 475 L'Enfant Plaza West SW, Room 7900, Washington, DC 20260-6238

D -- COTS PRODUCT FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY OF AN AIR CARGO MOVEMENT SYSTEM POC Laurie Hayden, (202) 268-3328, no collect calls. The United States Postal Service is seeking information in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) from vendors on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products that will provide the functionality of an air cargo movement system which can be used as a basis for a reservation system for the transportation of mail on scheduled commercial air carriers. The application is intended to suport postal operations personnel in the planning and movement of mail transported by air. The system should support optimization planning and rescheduling flights due to weather or mechanical problems. The system should also be able to track loads by flight leg as the use of available commerical air capacity, eliminate flight and facility overloads, and improive the service of mail transported by commercial air carriers. This RFI is not a solicitation; however, vendors that respond will be informed in the event a solicitation is conducted. The response to this RFI should describe the available product, the degree of customization required to meet the general requirements, provide three references and the number of porducts sold, the technical architecture of the product. Send all responses to Ms. Laurie Hayden, USPS Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Rm: 7900, Washington,, Dc, 20260. Telephone 202-268-3328, fax 202-268-5327. (0158)

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