US Postal Service, Headquarters Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, Virginia 22082-8150

39 -- LARGE PARCEL SORTER SYSTEM (LPSS) LITE DUE 090898 POC Tammi Robinson, 703.280.7885 FAX 703.280.8424 -- Contracting Officer, Franklin Miles, 703.280.8412 E-MAIL: click here to e-mail the point of contact, trobins3@email.usps.gov. The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a material handling system to process large packages within Bulk Mail Centers (BMC) and other USPS mail processing facilities. The proposed systems should be based on deployed systems that are currently in operation. The product that is to be processed on the system is referred to as Non-Machinable Outsides (NMO). Trayed letter mail and trayed flats are part of this product. This product contains all package types with a large variance in surface types, e.g., plastics, material, canvas, cardboard, etc. The system should be a complete solution covering in-feed, induction, sorter, run-out and take-away sections. Many products that enter the system have been labeled with bar code symbols (BCS) of the ZIP Code, which can be used to sort the products. Robotics is an option for distribution. Interested parties should submit information to the attention of Tammi Robinson at USPS Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, Virginia, 22082-8150 within 30 days of this notice. Posted 08/05/98 (W-SN233215). (0217)

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